For the past three months, Ferguson, Missouri has been in the national spotlight because of the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown. The story has
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
When it comes to knowing the law and knowing your rights, it is important to have a good lawyer. In Atlanta, you cannot go wrong
[jwplatform AtNecwJy] New video has emerged of white police officers killing a black man in St. Louis. On Tuesday, Kajieme Powell took donuts and energy
The transcript has surfaced of hip-hop superstar Kanye West’s deposition in the case where he’s accused of beating a photographer and smashing his camera at
A white UPS driver may have committed a hate crime when he gave a black man a makeshift noose. According to WSB-TV, the black man,
Newark, New Jersey, was once a thriving hub of manufacturing for the state. Now like many large urban cities it is faced with violence, poverty
Thomas M. Law of the Voyageur Media Group is working with the Kentucky Archaeological Survey and Kentucky Heritage Council to publicize a significant civil rights
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most pivotal civil rights events to take place — Freedom Summer in Mississippi. Led by
Back in 1989 a brutal story of rape out of New York gripped the nation. A 28-year-old female investment banker who liked to go jogging
It’s shocking what some kids will say to a teacher in today’s public schools. But it was even more shocking what a teacher said back
Dr. Peniel E. Joseph is Professor of History at Tufts University and he recently explained how his mother shaped his view of what it means to be an intellectual and activist.
The world of black intelligentsia lost a giant of a man and spirit with the death of Paul Robeson Jr., this past Saturday April 26,
Chokwe Lumumba, fiery civil rights leader, lawyer and mayor of Jackson, Miss., died Tuesday afternoon after experiencing chest pains. “It is with heavy heart that
St. Luke Community United Methodist Church is bringing Black History to Dallas with two extraordinary events. Congressman John Lewis is a walking history book. He
Writer, journalist, TV personality, Touré was the keynote speaker at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture’s 2014 MLK Jr. symposium on Monday, Jan. 20,
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A black college student at Southern Illinois University was the victim of a hate crime in Chicago. According to a report by the Chicago Tribune,
In the wake of the deaths of Travyon Martin and Darius Simmons, many individuals and organizations around the nation have became very vocal and visible
Sheriff David Morgan of Flordia’s Escambia County believes that cops should be allowed to get away with shooting 15 times at an unarmed black man.
