On Wednesday, President Trump defended the actions of eldest son Don Jr during an interview in the Oval Office: “I think many people would have held that meeting.” On Thursday, the president traveled to France to attend a Bastille Day Parade and, during a joint news conference with French President Emanuel Macron, doubled down on his opinion […]

“We don’t need the fox guarding the hen-house,” Rev. William Barber said of Jeff Sessions’ AG nomination. Rev. William Barber has stood on the frontline of the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina to protest against discriminatory practices conducted by Republicans in his home state. He is now leading a Moral March on Monday in Washington, D.C. […]

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While Barack Obama has indeed been the coolest of all presidents, this “blackest” list is about the things he’s done that that are so black that it will be impossible for even Donald Trump or Mike Pence to erase.

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After all of Michelle Obama's hard work to encourage healthier lifestyles, the future of her initiatives looks uncertain under a Trump presidency.

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According to data pulled from the census, 76 percent of the city’s African-American population would have to relocate in order for Chicago to be completely integrated.

Noting the historically contentious relationship between Black communities and law enforcement, Attorney General Loretta Lynch discussed how Sandra Bland’s death is a prime example of…

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Hours after she was sworn in as the first African-American woman to hold the office of Attorney General, Loretta Lynch released a statement about the…

  Roland Martin, Jeff Johnson and Pastor Jamal Bryant discuss the delay of Loretta Lynch’s nomination as the first black, female Attorney General of the United…

The National Action Network, founded by Reverend Al Sharpton, along with female civil rights leaders are staging a hunger strike until Loretta Lynch’s confirmation is pushed through. The news comes after Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn said that the Senate would be focusing first on legislation concerning Iran before it turned to a sex trafficking bill that […]