Trayvon Martin’s mom to run for local office
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was shot dead in Florida in 2012, announced that she is running for
May 24, 2019
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Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was shot dead in Florida in 2012, announced that she is running for
The disqualification of candidate Rhonda Brown-Fleming for the post of principal chief of the Cherokee Nation (CN) has reignited the debate about race and racism
Chicago has officially sworn Lori Lightfoot in as its first African American woman mayor of the city of Chicago. Lightfoot is also the city’s first
Actress and activist Alyssa Milano is beside herself. Singer Rihanna denounced Alabamas’ legislature as “idiots.” Lady Gaga calls the decision to outlaw almost all forms
Hours before Michelle Obama entered the stage for her “Becoming Live” tour in Atlanta, her fans and supporters formed a line outside of State Farm
Anika Bowie is young, vibrant, educated and active civil rights and community leader who is ready to shake up the neighborhood where she was raised.
Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp recently passed a controversial bill that will virtually outlaw all abortions. The new law bans all abortions once a fetal heartbeat is
Former President Barack Obama is now a permanent part of the Southern California landscape, as Los Angeles renamed one of its well-known streets as a
Last week, a special mayoral election in Chicago resulted in two Black women — Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot — chosen as the final two
Women are constantly pushing the bar in various male-dominated industries. As we observe Women’s History Month, it is especially important that we honor women of
When Spike Lee won his first competitive Academy Award Sunday night at the Oscars, he subtly blasted the current president during his acceptance speech, without
Shalise Steele-Young has lived in Atlanta’s District 3 for more than a decade and was the wife of Atlanta City Councilman Ivory Lee Young, Jr.
Perhaps Kamala Harris was wracked with a case of the nerves, or perhaps she was deliberately trying to pander to the Black youth. Whatever the
Amanda K. Edwards is currently serving as the Houston City Council Member in At-Large Position 4. She is a graduate of Eisenhower High School in
Kwanza Hall is an Atlanta native with a desire to make his city more equitable for the minority community. Hall is the son of the
Stacey Abrams called it a “disgrace” and “a stunt” that the president of the United States imperiled the livelihood of over 800,000 workers during the
The euphoria that Sen. Kamala Harris must have felt when she declared her candidacy for the presidency on Martin Luther King Jr. Day didn’t last long.
It is customary for politicians to engage in hyperbole during posthumous recognition — and to even gloss over egregious character flaws while mourning. But some
Mississippi lawmaker Sen. Charles Younger continues to catch flack over his statement about public hangings. But Younger has a record of voting for bills that
One week after a video emerged of Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith defending lynching, another White Republican has come forward with a defense for lynching. According
