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Willie "Mukasa" Ricks
Arrest at South African consulate
Steven Pitts February 15 2018.
"Bill Hall, Cleveland Sellers, Willie Ricks, James Forman, and John Lewis at South Africa’s Consulate Office in New York after being arrested for protesting in memory of the Sharpeville Massacre. Harry Belafonte provided their bail. Sidney Poitier was a member of the SNCC Fund Raising Brigade."
Detroit M.L.K. Day - 2011
On Jan. 17, 2011, the Central United Methodist Church hosted a Rally & March for Jobs, Peace & Justice - honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. & the spirit of Detroit. JoAnn Watson delivered a tribute to Rev. Lucius Walker and Willie Ricks, field secretary for SNCC, member of the Black Panther Party and All African People's Revolutionary Party delivered the keynote speech.[1]