American hero John Lewis traveled across the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time. In a gripping act of symbolism that
For nearly 30 years, three words have been my answer to a number of queries received from the White People’s Delegation of America. “Why don’t
Eric Holder served as U.S. Attorney General during his stint with the Obama administration. Following his time at the White House, Holder has continued his
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest AIDS organization, in partnership with the AHF Black AIDS Crisis Taskforce, is hosting a free concert and voter registration rally
The Edmund Pettus Bridge revealed the nature of racism in its most gruesome form. Fifty years after ”Blood Sunday,” more than 80,000 people converged on
President Obama made an appearance at Rev. Al Sharpton’s 2014 National Action Network Conference in New York City this past week, giving remarks on Friday, April 14th at the Metropolitan Ballroom in the Times Square Sheraton Hotel.
“Everything has changed and nothing has changed,” the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery opens during a recent rally in Ebenezer Baptist Church’s courtyard. Reflecting on a
As we near the 50 year celebration of the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the Supreme Court ruled on two significant civil rights cases
For many, remembering where their family was when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law will never be forgotten. This week,
According to a new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS poll, a large majority of voters in the all-important “swing” states of Ohio, Florida and Wisconsin — three
Perhaps we now know why the earth rumbled beneath the Eastern Seaboard then sustained the wrath of Hurricane Irene as she barreled ashore — in
