civil rights
Racist murders continue in Mississippi
June 30, 2016Although the State of Mississippi now officially honors Civil Rights leaders killed in the state, the killings continue.
Read moreDecades later, Mississippi is still burning
June 27, 2016In 1964, the brutal slayings of three civil rights workers rocked the country. Their deaths cast a spotlight on horrifice violence and injustice.
Read moreCarrying on Muhammad Ali’s fight for justice
June 13, 2016Ali's outspokenness and activism made him a beacon for African Americans everywhere.
Read more“Turn Me Loose”: Dick Gregory brought to life on NYC stage
June 9, 2016Provocative and at times hilarious, the new one-man show captures Gregory's way of afflicting the comfortable.
Read more“Lynching” conviction of Black Lives Matter leader seen as crushing dissent
June 2, 2016A young African American political activist is trembling today at the thought of having to face as many as four years in prison.
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