Indiana’s governor Mike Pence and state legislators did the right thing by amending the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The bill, which as presented to…
The school choice battle rages on — public school proponents believe their way of implementing education is the best way, while proponents of charter schools…
EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump Retained For Monroe Bird III Security Guard Shooting
Benjamin Crump, the civil rights attorney who represented the families of Michael Brown Jr.,Tamir Rice, and Trayvon Martin, has been retained in the case of a Tulsa, Okla. man shot and paralyzed by a security guard in February 2015. On Monday, the family of Monroe Bird III gathered at the Greater Grace Temple church with both Crump and […]
03/27/15 – Donnell Rawlings explains how he would not have been able to survive during the Civil Rights Movement and …. slavery. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook.…
In an exclusive with Roland Martin’s NewsOne Now during the fiftieth anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” MLK lieutentant Diane Nash tells why she refused to march across the bridge with former President George W. Bush —in her mind, he was a man who condoned violence. Nash, who was in King’s inner circle during some of his most significant […]
March 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of what is commonly referred to as “Bloody Sunday.” A group of peaceful, civil rights activists made the 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to advocate for equal voting rights. They were beaten, gassed, and some were killed in conjunction with the march that ultimately led to the […]
During a recent radio interview, President Barack Obama made his first public remarks since the Justice Department released a damning report detailing the racist policing practices of Ferguson, Mo. officers and said what at least a swath of America is already thinking. Ferguson is not an anomaly. In the SiriusXM interview, set to air Friday, Obama told […]
For nearly six years, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s legal pugilist, relentlessly fighting against racial inequality, defending the Voting Rights Act, and challenging discriminatory state immigration laws. And yet during a recent farewell ceremony, it was Holder who thanked America for allowing him to serve in the position. “I am grateful […]
Malcolm X, one of the most important figures of the second half of the 21st century, brought a different perspective to Black America and the…
If you’ve seen Selma, you probably recall Diane Nash’s character (played by Tessa Thompson) marching alongside activists like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel and (now congressman) John Lewis. Even though it was a small part, don’t let Nash’s small role in the film fool you. She was a crucial figure in the Freedom […]
Legendary actor, comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. The Walk of…