Obama Praises LGBTQ Community For Proving ‘Protests And Politics Go Hand In Hand’
Former President Barack Obama is set to join Cynthia Erivo, Taylor Swift and other luminaries this week in a virtual…
Amid Racial Justice Marches, GOP Advances Trump Court Pick Hostile To Civil Rights
WASHINGTON ― In the middle of a national reckoning on racial justice, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance…
Referee Who Made Wrestler Cut His Locs To Avoid Forfeit Gets Two-Year Suspension
The New Jersey high school wrestling referee who was widely criticized for making a wrestler cut his locs to avoid…
John Lewis Reveals Critical Way He’d Have Described Trump To Martin Luther King Jr.
If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) would tell his old friend that President Donald…
Wisconsin Republicans Vote To Keep Colin Kaepernick Off Black History Month Resolution
Republicans in Wisconsin’s Senate on Wednesday refused to allow the state to honor civil rights activist and former NFL star…
Trans Army Vet Explains Why You Can’t Vote GOP And Be Socially Liberal In Epic Tweetstorm
Can someone claim to be “socially liberal” while still voting Republican? Not according to Charlotte Clymer, a writer for the…
Why So Many African Americans Smoke Cigarettes
To get this two-hour documentary, visit https://www.createspace.com/204549. Bayard Rustin was one of my heroes. I filmed him for my two-hour…
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick With Record Of Attacking Voting Rights
WASHINGTON ― The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm another one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, Andrew Oldham, despite…
Bishop Michael Curry Quotes Martin Luther King In Rousing Royal Wedding Sermon
Michael Curry, the first black presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S., delivered a spirited sermon at the…
In 1968, Nearly A Third Of Americans Said MLK Brought His Assassination On Himself
Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, his status as a civil rights icon isn’t really in question. In…
Civil Rights Icon Linda Brown Remembered On Twitter: ‘Rest In Power’
Linda Brown, lead plaintiff in our landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, has died. As a young girl, her…