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‘America’s Birthday’ Also the Deadliest Holiday Weekend of The Year (Please Be Careful)

*OK, the "weekend" may be officially over, but tomorrow is the Fourth of July proper and a record number of Americans are expected to...

Stephen M. Graham Talks Being Black in Corporate World

*Author Stephen M. Graham is pleased to announce today the publication of his inaugural literary offering, Invisible Ink : Navigating Racism in Corporate America. Described as...

Vandals Destroy 2nd Emmett Till Historical Marker in 9 Months

*A historical marker with information about Emmett Till has been vandalized, the second such occurrence against a memorial for him in less than nine...

Digital Workplace Age Discrimination Alive and Well in the Internet Era

*Ever heard the term digital native? How about digital immigrant? They are code words that some believe are used by employers to discriminate against hiring older...

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: More Reasons Than Race in Why Cops Walk Free

*Samuel DuBose, Sylville Smith, Philando Castile, and Terence Crutcher. Four black men slain by police in three cities at four different times. The circumstances in...

First Official Trailer Released for Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Marshall’ (Watch)

*Before his stand-alone debut as Marvel’s “Black Panther” in February, Chadwick Boseman will hit the big screen this fall as Thurgood Marshall. Directed by Reginald...

Racial Justice Group (Color of Change) Condemns Not Guilty Verdict in Philando Castile Trial

NEW YORK – Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement in response to the not guilty verdict for...

Want to Travel the World? International Platform for Peace Wants YOU!

*Peace. What a concept! Even in this Trump-inspired environment; where racism, sexism and antisemitism has increasingly become more a part of the norm than sporadic...

Danny Glover and Friends Celebrate His 71st Birthday Championing ‘Police Reform Initiatives’ at Human Justice Awards Gala

*Each year friends of actor, activist and philanthropist, Danny Glover, get together at his home to celebrate him. This year, Glover chose to switch things...

History of U.S. Lynchings Now in Interactive Online Archive

*A groundbreaking 2015 study on lynching in the United States has been transformed into an interactive digital platform that includes historical data and personal...

Watch: ‘Woke White People’ Carry A Heavy Burden (Man Speaks of His Personal Embarrassment)

*I must admit, as a self-proclaimed deep thinker, I often wonder is there anything at all woke white people can do to help heal all...

Parolee Group to ‘Stand’ for Colin Kaepernick at NFL Headquarters; Jersey Headed to Smithsonian

*A New York-based organization that assists parolees in trying to get back into the workforce has organized a show of solidarity for free-agent quarterback...

Today on ‘News One Now’: NAACP Changes Direction By Leaving Current President Behind (WATCH)

*WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning on News One Now, host and managing editor Roland Martin, broadcasting live from Palm Desert, Calif­., interviewed NAACP Board...

Supreme Court Finds North Carolina Gerrymandered Two Districts to Dilute Black Vote

*The Supreme Court struck down two congressional district maps in North Carolina Monday, holding that the state had engaged in an unconstitutional gerrymander, reports...

NAACP Announces New Direction, Focus AND Accountability

*MIAMI -- The NAACP was founded more than a century ago in response to the rampant and violent lynching of black Americans. Over the past...

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