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Black America is Tired of Being Victimized by Racism
Bookcover and author, Suru Manek Blacknews.com Nationwide — A black man is killed every 28 hours by police or vigilantes. Forty percent of the prison population is black, but blacks do not make up...
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Stephon Marbury calls Michael Jordan ‘greedy,’ says he’s ‘robbing the hood’
Stephon Marbury (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) | Michael Jordan (Photo by Jordan Brand via Getty Images) by Lincoln A. Blades –theGrio.com Strengthening our community’s financial health and ending...
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Jimmy Carter Mediating Dispute Between Martin Luther King Jr.’s Heirs
PLAINS, GA- AUG 30: President Carter teaching Sunday School at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. After recent announcements by former President Jimmy Carter that his cancer has worsened,...
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Celebrating the Life of H. Julian Bond
Media Contact: Bunnie Jackson-Ransom – 404-226-8000 Morehouse College Media Contact: Elise Durham – 404-507-8648 Atlanta (October 6, 2015)—Morehouse College will host a farewell tribute to one of...
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20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: 3 Things That Changed
By Derrick Lane –Blackdoctor.org Black fathers, sons, uncles and men from around the country are gathering once again on the National Mall in Washington, DC to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the...
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A ‘Very Black’ Social Movement Is Encouraging A Dialogue Around Race
Justin Fulton and André Singleton Aaron Barksdale -Huff Post Black Voices These men are helping to shape the dialogue around what it means to be black with a bold new statement. Photographer Justin...
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TRINITY FORUM ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR.
CONTACT: Margaret Eberly WASHINGTON – The Trinity Forum today announced that Dr. Brian L. Johnson, President of Tuskegee University in Alabama, has joined its board of trustees. The Trinity...
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Bernie Sanders keeps promise he made to Sandra Bland’s mom
by The Grio It turns out Bernie Sanders met with Sandra Bland’s mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, and we never would have known about it if Rev. Hannah Bonner hadn’t blogged about the experience afterward....
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Separate and impoverished
mykidology.com BY JESSE JACKSON October 20, 2015 Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic candidate for president, shocked people when he noted that 51 percent of African-Americans aged 17 through 20 who...
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Watch James Baldwin Break Down Our Present-Day Race Problem In 1968
Zeba Blay -Huff Post Black Voices Sometimes, all you need is 60 seconds to break down even the most complicated idea. Take the above clip, for instance, from a 1968 episode of “The Dick Cavett...
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HBCU Alumni Are Thriving More Than Black Grads Of Other Schools, Study Shows
Members of the graduation class of 2013 stand during the commencement ceremony before US President Barack Obama delivers the key address at Morehouse College on May 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP...
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300 Men March
Members and supporters of the 300 Men March recently take to the streets to send a message in Baltimore and beyond. Leader, Munir Bahar, is determined to stop what he calls a ‘genocide’ of young...
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Embattled University Of Missouri President Tim Wolfe Resigns
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe participates in a news conference Friday, April 11, 2014, in Rolla, Mo. The news conference was held to discuss an outside legal review of the university’s...
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The Incident You Have To See To Understand Why Students Wanted Mizzou’s...
Screenshot via Vimeo: Columbia Missourian Tyler Kingkade -Huff Post College When students at the University of Missouri started a petition calling for the system’s president, Tim Wolfe, to resign,...
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Obama Visits Arlington National Cemetery To Honor Veterans
AP via Huff Post Black Voices WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama urged the nation to keep veterans in their thoughts long after Veterans Day and ensure that they receive the care and benefits...
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Missouri students, athletes teach lesson in nonviolent change
stlouis.cbs.local.com BY JESSE JACKSON November 17, 2015 Paul Robeson. Muhammad Ali. Bill Russell. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar....
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Racism and Over-Policing Tactics Threaten Futures of Black College Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2015 CONTACT: Debbie Hines, Esq. Phone: 202-549-3686 Email: debbie@legalspeaks.com Racism and Over-Policing Tactics Threaten Futures of Black College Students at...
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Donald Trump Tweets A Wildly Inaccurate Graphic To Portray Black People As...
veooz.com Marina Fang -Huff Post Black Voices Real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a chart of racist and wildly inaccurate crime statistics, just a day...
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The Amazing Black Activists We’re Thankful For in 2015
Zeba Blay -Huff Post Black Voices Thanksgiving is a time for reflecting on what and who we’re most thankful for. This year has been, without a doubt, one of the hardest for people of color. From...
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Cop Who Shot Black Chicago Teen 16 Times Charged With Murder
This undated autopsy diagram provided by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office shows the location of wounds on the body of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald who was shot by a Chicago Police officer 16...
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