To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, U.S. Bank, and its subsidiary Elavon launched a new African American business resource group chapter and presented a
Revered Georgia congressman John Lewis stared down White supremacy and Southern segregationists during the Civil Rights era. There is no doubt, his friends say, that
Comic legend Bill Cosby conducted a scorched-earth policy in his first interview since being imprisoned at SCI Phoenix, a maximum-security Pennsylvania penitentiary near Philadelphia. Cosby,
Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers has passed away at age 90. The legendary congressman had a career in politics that lasted over 50 years, making
Sherrilyn Ifill has been committed to justice and equality for more than three decades. She is the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense
Just days away from his 78th birthday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is on the ground in Los Angeles doing what he does best: fighting
Alan Maloney, a New Jersey-based White referee with a checkered past that borders racial bias against Black peers, students and athletes, was suspended for his
Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s statements regarding his position on NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy sparked a flame of contention that has existed between the mayor and citizens of
On June 29, 2019, the Chicago White Sox, during a game versus the Minnesota Twins, decided to share pictures of a few famous Chicagoans. The
Mawuli Mel Davis is a founding partner of the Davis Bozeman Law Firm where he leads its civil rights division. Davis attended the U.S. Naval
Two Ohio jail guards are now prisoners after a brutal assault was captured on CCTV. The incident occurred at the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland,
City: Atlanta Organization: MovementForward Inc. and OneCOP initiative Religion: Baptist Social media handles: @revmarkel The Rev. Markel Hutchins, 41, is head of MovementForward Inc., a “modern
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.
Angela Whitehead of Billings, Montana has become a “shero” to millions of people fed up with police overstepping their authority. Whitehead had her door open while
The Black Farmers and Agriculturist Association was founded in 1997 by Thomas Burrell, a Vietnam vet and Black farmer in Tennessee. In 1999, BFAA litigants
A 21-year-old Black man in Hoover, Alabama, lost his life after a police officer shot him in the back three times, according to an independent
This great actress has been added to the cast of the Harriet Tubman biopic. Singer Janelle Monae is set to star alongside the likes of
Millions of Americans and the world watched in awe as we bore witness to the election of America’s first African American president, Barack Obama, and
On April 4, we are reminded of the day that one of the world’s most peaceful activists, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated at the
Leslie E. Badue is a 25-year-old community advocate and activist. She currently serves as president of the Minneapolis NAACP and the initiative director for Think
