BY JESSE JACKSON April 4 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, shot down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, we had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers seeking a living wage […]
Screenshot: News24 (YouTube) In a landmark ruling, for what lawyers believe to be the first time ever in South Africa, a person has been sentenced to prison for verbal racial abuse. According to the Guardian, Vicki Momberg was sentenced to three years (with one year […]
A half century after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, visitors still flock to the Memphis, Tennessee, site where the civil rights leader was assassinated and say that while there has been progress in racial equality, more strides need to be made. Source: Americans reflect […]
While it may be tempting to go through life taking the path of least resistance and passing as white, two mixed-race people are detailing their stories of fully embracing their Black parentage. Author/screenwriter David Matthews said he identifies as a Black man and has wished […]
Brown died Sunday afternoon in Topeka, Kansas, Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel spokesman Tyson Williams said. Brown was 9 years old when her father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll her at Sumner Elementary School, then an all-white school in Topeka, Kansas. Source: Linda Brown, woman […]
The Eagles already have a reputation for being the most “woke” team in the NFL. And now we have former Seattle Seahawk Michael Bennett, one of the league’s most outspoken players, heading our way. So, as soon as I heard that the newly-signed Eagles defensive […]
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