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Steps to bring iconic Civil Rights Anthem Back to the People Marches in Place (EUR Exclusive!)

We shall overcome, We shall overcome, We shall overcome, some day. Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day. *Those stirring...

Shawn D. Rochester Pens ‘The Black Tax: Cost of Being Black in America’

*While Black Americans have long felt the devastating effects of anti-black discrimination, they have often had great difficulty articulating and substantiating both the existence...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Stamp to Debut After Delay

*The National Museum of African American History and Culture will finally appear on a stamp beginning next month following a postponement by the US...

Rosa Parks Biopic In the Works from Director Julie Dash

*Filmmaker Julie Dash is preparing to direct a biopic on civil rights icon Rosa Parks, which will focus on the decade before the seminal...

First Ever HBCU Technology Summit to be Held at Morehouse

*The National Black Information Technology Leadership Organization (NBITLO) is calling together Higher Education Administrators, Students, Faculty, Alumni, Tech Leaders, Institutional Advancement Practitioners and Enrollment...

Charlene Crowell: Civil Servants Challenge Education Secretary, Betsy Devos

*Civil rights leaders and Capitol Hill lawmakers are standing up and speaking out against a recent Department of Education (DOE) decision to sever its...

Pharrell Williams Takes A Knee During Charlottesville Concert

*Performing in his home state in Virginia, Pharrell Williams took a swipe at the president's inciting remarks about NFL players who kneel or sit...

James Baker, Retired LAPD Sergeant to Speak on ‘Why the Black Man Has No Peace’

*Well this should be...enlightening. A conference and luncheon where community leaders can have a grown up discussion with a retired LAPD Sergeant. Since he's retired,...

Legacy of Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit Endures with Impassioned Cover by Andra Day in Support of the Equal Justice Initiative (WATCH)

*NEW YORK – Andra Day, the award-winning singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, released today a recording and music video for "Strange Fruit," the historic song originally...

New ‘Mass Freedom’ Project Aims to End Mass Incarceration & Mass Deportation

*Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation today announced the launch of the Mass Freedom project, aiming to bridge the movements fighting to...

Civil Rights Group Wants Kid Rock Performances for New Arena Cancelled

*Kid Rock - the white, Detroit rapper-turned-redneck rocker - was chosen as the opening act for a new sports arena in the predominantly black...

3 Must Watch Movies About African-American History

*There is a serious lack of good authentic movies made on the history of African-Americans. Many of those that have been made have been...

Created Equal: Mayweather Wasn’t the Only Winner!

*Floyd Mayweather wasn't the only winner this past weekend! While boxing fans crowded around big screens across the country, film enthusiasts piled into theaters...

Georgia to Unveil New MLK Statue on Capitol Grounds featuring Confederates

*A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. will be placed on the same property in Atlanta where two statues of Confederate officials stand, according...

No Fear! 10-Day March Against Hate Begins in Charlottesville on Monday

*On Monday a number of social justice groups will being a 10-day March from Charlottesville to Washington, D.C. The march is a rebuttal to...

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