The family of Michael Brown and thousands of marchers are expected to protest the death of Eric Garner, the unarmed Black man killed by a chokehold by a White NYPD officer. The “We Will Not Go Back” march on Saturday is being led by the Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network and will bring together both grieving families to […]
The NAACP on Saturday announced that lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks would become its new national president and CEO. The selection of Brooks came as the nation celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court which outlawed segregation in public school, a lawsuit that was argued
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(Baltimore, MD) Two Towson University students Ameena Ruffin and Korey Johnson, both from Baltimore, beat out 170 other teams to win a national debate championship held in Indiana this week. The dynamic duo beat out a team from the University of Oklahoma in the final round. Their strong argument correlated police brutality, the prison-industrial complex
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“I’m not trying to make light of slavery. What I’m trying to get people to understand is what is happening with a government.” Carson explains to Roland Martin on TV-One’s “NewsOne Now,” in an exclusive interview on Friday. During the hour lively conversation, Carson identified himself not as Republican or Democrat but a registered Independent
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Washington, DC – A report released today by Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network (BWR), Black Women in the U.S., 2014, found that significant progress has been made since key historical markers however, there are many areas that remain in need of dire national attention and urgent action. The report was released during a legislative
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How’s this for good news! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Woodard will play President Roberta Payton and Heigl will star as her late son’s ex-girlfriend Charleston “Charlie” Whitney Tucker. “Described as Scandal meets The West Wing, the drama revolves around a maverick CIA officer (Heigl) who was plucked from the field to become the president’s daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America’s
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(San Diego, CA) In commemoration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., people around the world took a day of service to proudly celebrate the life and legacy of the slain civil rights activist. Alliance San Diego, a social justice organization, celebrated its 26th All Peoples Breakfast, themed I Have A Voice at
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Induction Ceremony Part of Annual Trumpet Awards Weekend Culminating in the 22nd Annual Trumpet Awards Event Saturday, January 25th Via Press Release–SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 10, 2014 – The Right Honorable Perry Gladstone Christine, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, will be inducted to the International Civil Rights
In a story originaly published by Voice of San Diego, co-written by, Liam Dillon and Megan Burks, the San Diego Police Department has often failed to follow its own rules regarding the collection of racial data at traffic stops, saying the community isn’t concerned about racial profiling. A local black officers group, the NAACP
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On Thursday, December 5, 2013 the world lost South Africa’s first Black president, one of the most influential political activist, and global icons of our time, Nelson Mandela. Over the past few months, news sources have reported on the deteriorating health of the legendary humanitarian, yet hearing of his death at the age of 95
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