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 …
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 …
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 …
First Ever HBCU Technology Summit to be Held at Morehouse
*The National Black Information Technology Leadership Organization (NBITLO) is calling together Higher Education …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Baby Faced White Supremacist Daniel Borden Arrested for Vicious Beating of Deandre Harris in Charlottesville
*Finally, there’s some movement in the case of Deandre Harris, the young brother who was beaten senseless by a …
