In a predominantly black county in rural Georgia, plans to close around 75 percent of voting locations are in motion. This closures would happen ahead of the election in November, and could deprive black voters of the opportunity to elect the first black candidate for […]
A portrait of a smiling Dr. Ben Carson used to hang in the hallway of the Archbishop Borders School in Baltimore, welcoming children and parents to the school. “The person who has the most to do with your success is you,” it reads. That was before Carson’s […]
In a recent study, black patients said they were more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor. One of the doctors who participated in the study said, “It’s something they don’t teach you in medical school […]
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students and protesters toppled the towering Confederate monument nicknamed Silent Sam. Their action was surely meant to end the debate over the divisive symbol at the university, but could have intensified it instead. The statue was […]
The Los Angeles subway system will soon become the first in the U.S. to screen passengers for weapons and explosives using body scanners, in an effort to thwart terrorist attacks in rail and subway stations. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Transportation Security […]
Aretha Franklin was born and came into fame during the era of segregation, and she went on to sing at Barack Obama’s inauguration. She used her talent and platform to inspire millions and fight for equality. Franklin was a confidante of the Rev. Martin Luther […]