Each year on the third Monday during the month of January, people gather around the…
Tag: Civil Rights Movement
Heroes in the hands of our enemies
There was a time when the narratives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the…
Jay-Z gives moving speech about Trayvon Martin at rally
Jay-Z has been a major voice in the entertainment industry when it comes civil rights…
TV watch: Raoul Peck’s ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ premieres tonight on PBS
One of the most acclaimed films of 2017, a box office hit and a nominee…
Delta Sigma Theta’s 14th national president Frankie Muse Freeman dies at 101
The St. Louis City NAACP dedicated a beautiful statute to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s…
‘Black is Beautiful’ toilet paper ad causes outrage
As the feeling goes in the Black community, the wider society loves what African Americans…
John Lewis talks final entry of graphic novel trilogy, hints at more to come
Congressman and icon of the Civil Rights Movement John Lewis recently released March: Book Three,…
Pioneering filmmaker Matty Rich pens ‘BEV,’ gripping novel about White activist
Matty Rich is best known for his multplei award-winning movie Straight Out of Brooklyn — winning the…
Black history, prison, led to change agents in the Black community
“From oppressive and crippling surroundings, George Washington Carver lifted his searching, creative mind to the…
Grandpa’s rules
My grandfather, Levi Benjamin Daniels, lived by a strict set of rules that I became…