“From the tone of the presidential campaign, to where the Klu Klux Klan makes their appearances regularly, to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants, to the...
With nearly 2 million social media followers, Martin has been a long-time pioneer in the digital space. In 2005, he launched the first Black news source...
“The House of Representatives cannot effectively create public policy that benefits all Americans if the people making policy decisions do not look like America,” — Spencer...
“It is also a fact that Black men are more likely to be prosecuted and then given severe sentences than white men, even though rates of...
OAKLAND POST — When monuments dedicated to a historic legacy of whiteness are being toppled, it is refreshing that UC Berkeley is honoring Dr. David Blackwell,...
“I grew up at a predominately Caucasian school and there was only five percent minority, and I felt out of place so much because of the...
“No individual will want to go to the boss or go public, so they sit there talking and they write a letter together and give it...
THE AFRO — According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), everyday more than 115 people in America die after overdosing on opioids misuse. Between 1999...
DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE — We don’t know if this is the beginning of a trend or not. Three polls are just three polls, though Trump’s approval...
Polls show that the congressional generic ballot is +15 points in favor of the Democrats. Those types of poll results are sending a great deal of...
What we do know of Judge Kavanaugh’s civil rights record is deeply troubling. His views on voting rights, affirmative action, equal employment, fair housing, and criminal...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat from El Paso, Texas, who is waging a credible challenge to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for his seat this...
“…I’ve always understood not only the power of the digital world but also where we were going in terms of the future and the role the...
“You take ‘The Cosby Show’ off the air, yet you leave ‘7th Heaven’ on the air and all of Harvey Weinstein’s movies are still playing whether...
Comedian Bill Cosby faces as much as 30 years in prison – 10 years for each of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault a jury...
Lifestream of the funeral services for U.S. Senator John McCain.
MILWAUKEE TIMES — Milwaukee police officers did nothing wrong when they used a stun gun on Bucks’ guard Sterling Brown during his arrest over a parking...
The funeral will take place at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Mich. While the service is limited to friends and family. See the live stream of...
THE PASADENA JOURNAL — Baltimore, a city already under a federal consent decree to reform its police department after a Justice Department investigation into the 2015...
Civil Rights leaders and others reacted with a sense of relief – if only temporary – after a Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to...
On Friday, Sept. 21, a new sculpture of Alice Allison Dunnigan, the first African American woman to receive press credentials to cover the White House and...
Victories in Florida comes as African Americans have continued to stun at the polls with wins by London Breed in San Francisco, Stacey Abrams in Georgia...
DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement on the results of Tuesday night's Democratic primary races in Florida...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Police brutality continues to plague Black and Brown communities and interactions that would otherwise be mundane and uneventful for other Californians often...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Nearly a year after Hurricane Harvey swamped the Texas Gulf Coast, a growing share of affected residents say their lives are back...
