NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Norman C. Francis, longtime beloved president of Xavier University of Louisiana, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2019 Laetare Medal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black women sit at the nexus of race and gender and are buffeted by the twin spectres of these “isms”, and struggle upstream...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today, 51 years later, we have a generation that knew not Dr. King nor Congressman Powell. And what is even more tragic is...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The grassroots organization primarily responsible for the creation of Nashville’s community oversight board is accusing the Tennessee General Assembly’s House of Representatives of...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Set a goal, keep your eyes on the prize and work toward it. That’s what you have to do.
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Though many may not realize it, Nashville was one of the key locales in the Movement from its inception.
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — That determination of C. DeLores Tucker fueled a lifetime of activism for advancing the rights of Black people and women.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s event will highlight the 400th year recognition of the first enslaved Africans brought to the shores of Virginia in 1619. It’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although Director Kraninger announced a plan to suspend the payday rule, changes in how the Bureau operated with regard to these lenders began...
Dr. Sheila Brooks, the founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, a full service Washington, D.C.-based advertising and marketing agency, has earned an Image Award nomination...
CINCINNATI HERALD — The students in teacher Julie Dellecave’s fourth-grade class at Winton Hills Academy in the Cincinnati Public School system had a recent opportunity to meet...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The “Conversation with Angela Davis” at the Boutwell culminated a series of daylong activities for Davis.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Aretha Franklin’s music served as a 1960s call to action that inspired thousands to join civil rights movements and still maintains a social...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our world is melting. Glaciers are disappearing. Oceans are rising. Lowlands (mostly populated by low income and Black people) are disappearing. And, before...
MINNESOTA SPOKESAMN-RECORDER — In 1921 she filed her first lawsuit challenging housing discrimination just 11 days after becoming Minnesota’s first Black woman lawyer.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Black Press of America stands for racial justice and empowerment, and we note with appreciation the support of the UAW in our...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Porsha Williams understood the importance of living in a Black mecca at a young age.
ATLANTA VOICE — Even after his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is undeniably one of the most notable leaders for civil and human rights.
Wave Newspapers — Thousands of Angelenos gathered in support of women’s rights Jan. 19 during the third annual Women’s March LA.”
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The struggle for civil rights is not a snapshot. It is a panorama.
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Defender sought out four millennial members of the clergy to get their take on the big issues of the day,
THE AFRO — D.C. Public Libraries have a week full of events and resources for every ages in celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President George H.W. Bush has died after 94 years of a vibrant life. There is one thing that we must all admit: He...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the question of whether police...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "This week, a Department of Justice memo written under President George H.W. Bush was released that shed new light on Mr. Farr’s activities....
