Who could have a problem with the Black Lives Matter movement? Does it seek to diminish the lives of others? Does it ask people to violently confront
A shocking piece of news has hit the old guard of the civil rights. The Rev. Walter Fauntroy is currently on the run from police
Carmen Ejogo found herself in a fairly unique position once she landed the role of Coretta Scott King in the highly-anticipated Civil Rights drama SELMA. She had to step back into the shoes of one of the most iconic women of the movement
Rapper A$AP Rocky was asked in a recent interview about his recent diss of the fashion brand Hood By Air on his track “Multiply.” On
Actor Harry Belafonte is being honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for his humanitarian work. The honorary award will be received
During the show, BET’s head-woman-in-charge took a slight break from the entertainment to recognize a pivotal moment in American history — the upcoming 50 year
5 reasons you should visit the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Tony Award-winning director and playwright George C. Wolfe (Angels in America: Millennium
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Earlier this week, UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon reignited the national conversation about gays in sports when he came out to his team and the
Martin Luther King Jr. not only received a Nobel Peace Prize in addition to numerous other awards his life matched his message of nonviolence. His
Stax Records was more than a music machine releasing hits by the likes of Otis Redding and The Staple Singers. According to author and music
President Barack Obama addressed the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 43rd annual legislative conference at the Phoenix Awards Gala last night in Washington, D.C. Days after
Yesterday, President Obama commemorated the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech and the historic 1963 March on Washington with
The similarities in the murders of Trayvon Martin and Emmitt Till are stark and eerie: Two young black teenagers, some sixty years apart, made innocent
Rosa Parks was the right woman, for the right time, in the right place. Fifty-eight years after the quiet, unassuming seamstress refused to give up
“After freedom you know colored people didn’t have nothing.”— 101 year-old former slave Fountain Hughes
Lil Wayne’s degrading Emmett Till analogy is regrettable and outrageous. His response to Till’s family is even worse.
As of last year, the United States Congress had an approval rating of around 11 percent. The current Congress will probably go down in history
It’s here. Today, Jan. 21, 2013 marks the 57th presidential inauguration, and the second in which our first black president, Barack Obama, will be sworn
Residential Segregation by Income On the Rise Again in America The word “segregation” is used in describing changes of the 1960s and the Civil Rights Movement
