African Americans – Page 8

Gerald Reed freed after 31 years of wrongful imprisonment

April 2, 2021 By John Bachtell

He was one of hundreds of African Americans tortured by Chicago police into making a false confessions.

Black History Month is American History Month

February 12, 2021 By Ben Railton

Black History Month is American History Month. It's too long for a hashtag. But what better way to honor the legacies of founding African American historians?

Baseball rewrites history, says Negro Leagues now a major league

December 17, 2020 By Associated Press

“It is MLB’s view that the Committee’s 1969 omission of the Negro Leagues from consideration was clearly an error that demands today’s designation,” the league said in a statement.

NFL concussion awards discriminate against African American players

August 26, 2020 By Maryclaire Dale

“The NFL has a choice to make, and the choice is between treating the lives of its Black players like they matter, or continuing with the current course."

AFL-CIO endorses Juneteenth celebrations happening across the country today

June 19, 2020 By Special to People’s World

The nation’s largest labor federation issued a special statement today calling Juneteenth “a day of profound meaning to Black workers, as it should be to all workers.”