African Americans – Page 43

Bell, East Harlem historian, featured at Vito Marcantonio Forum

March 6, 2015 By Gabe Falsetta

The VMF is a historical, cultural, and educational organization that brings together people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Oakland residents celebrate black history with tributes to outstanding women

March 4, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

We Stand on Their Shoulders" was the theme as young and old packed the house Feb. 28 to hear poems, dramatizations and accounts from history.

U.S.: Ferguson police routinely discriminated against African Americans

March 4, 2015 By Eric Tucker

An investigation released today finds sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department.

People lobby for police accountability bill filed in Maryland state legislature

March 2, 2015 By Cindy Farquhar

It's a sign of the effectiveness of protests that have occurred here - as well as nationwide - against police killings of unarmed African Americans.

Youth march and African American History Celebration inspire struggle

February 27, 2015 By Lisa Bergmann

Before the march, participants gathered to make a "peace pledge," writing the name of a loved one lost to violence, or a message of peace, on a red felt heart.