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31 African Americans Get Drug Charges Dropped After Police Dept. Exposed For Racially Profiling

It happened following the decision of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo to discontinue the low-level marijuana stings that have allegedly seemed to be racial profiling.

Tell the Department of Justice That Our Government Should Not Give in to Hate

This week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled — in a decision referred to as the Matter of A-B — that our country will no longer grant asylum to most victims of domestic abuse and gang violence.

Pearls of Wisdom: Seven Tips for Fathers Raising Daughters in Today’s World

As Father’s Day (June 17) rolls around, we are mindful that it wasn’t that long ago when a father’s job was to attend his daughter’s pretend tea parties and make her a pretty dollhouse. But today’s fathers must navigate a new world and avoid gender specific roles.

Black Entrepreneur Wins $10K Grant to Offer “One Stop Shop” Small Businesses

Entrepreneur Zee Ali has launched Express Business Solutions LLC, a business development solutions company that has recently opened its first physical location in downtown Pontiac, Michigan, just minutes from Detroit.

Chicago to See Roles of Women and Girls in Detroit’s ’67 Rebellion

AFTER/LIFE: In Honor of the City Rising from the Ashes debuted in Detroit last year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the rebellion “from the perspective of the thousands of overlooked women and girls who rose up to burn their city down.”

NHRMC Launches Our Community Link to Connect Patients to Local Resources

New Hanover Regional Medical Center is introducing an online tool to make it easier to find free and reduced-cost resources. Through the Our Community Link web page (www.ourcommunitylink.com)…

News Alert: NC NAACP Statement on Potential Discriminatory Voter ID Amendment

Today GOP Caucus Speaker Tim Moore introduced a possible amendment to the NC Constitution (HB 1092) to require voters in the state to present additional identification to be able to cast a ballot.

Breaking News: Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Sponsored by Republican Speaker Moore

Raleigh, N.C. – A proposed constitutional amendment allowing citizens to determine whether to strengthen election security in North Carolina by requiring photo identification to vote was filed by state House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) on Thursday and primary sponsored by fellow

The Truth About Your Friends Revealed in New Book by Author Troy Gathers

If you’re a person that has a high regard for others, this book is for you. Don’t go another day without reading this book. So many times we are blinded by our very own loyalty and intentions, that we are oblivious to those that are tearing us down.

Grandmother, Alice Marie Johnson, Released From Prison After 21 Years

“BEST NEWS EVER!!!!” Kardashian-West was happy to share it on her Twitter after knowing Trump’s decision. She also expressed her gratitude “to everyone who has showed compassion & contributed countless hours…

Dear Black People: AfroLife.TV is Your New Netflix

If you don’t know the name Alberto Marzan, he is a visionary and innovative entrepreneur. Marzan’s latest transformative venture, AfroLife.TV, the world’s first streaming service with content curated for people of color…

National Anthem Reverberates a 400-Year-Old Message to African-Americans

Racism is about structuring social, political, and economic circumstances. Psychological and cultural circumstances such that one race can take advantage of another. One race can enhance itself at the expense of another. It has little to do with overt race hatred…

Other Actions Signal More Backward Turns on Fair Housing

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act is the nation’s most comprehensive mortgage lending report for its inclusion of data on lending by race and ethnicity.

Grey’s Anatomy Star Chandra Wilson Honored at WomenHeart’s Annual Wenger Awards

The Wenger Awards celebrate individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in the fight against heart disease in women. Black women have heart disease at higher rates than White women.

Civil Rights Leaders to Hold Event to Urge Opposition to Trump Nominee Farr

Farr, Trump’s controversial pick to be the next federal judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina, has come under fire for his decades-long record of methodically working to weaken civil rights protections, erode anti-discrimination protections…

NAACP Now Accepting Applications for 2019 Nextgen Leadership Program

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is now accepting applications for the NAACP Next Generation program (NEXTGEN)…

Private Prison Company Uses Forced Labor of Immigrants in Georgia to Boost Profits

CoreCivic, Inc., a private prison company under contract with Stewart County, Georgia, to house individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Meet the Only African American Female Stockbroker on the New York Stock Exchange

Lauren Simmons is the only woman that is a full-time employee at the New York Stock Exchange. And what’s more, she’s an African American! There are very few women who have occupied a trading position…

ACLU, Color of Change, Free Press Call for Release of DHS “Race Paper”

for the release of the unredacted Department of Homeland Security memos known as the “Race Paper” and the “Growing Frequency of Race-Related Domestic Terrorist Violence.”

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ACLU, Color of Change, Free Press Call for Release of DHS “Race Paper”

Color of Change, Free Press, and over 35 other organizations to call for the release of the unredacted Department of Homeland Security memos known as the “Race Paper” and the “Growing Frequency of Race-Related Domestic Terrorist Violence.”

The Mormon Church Is Still Grappling With a Racial Past

document their genealogy to demonstrate a lack of African ancestry before they could receive ordination…

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The Mormon Church Is Still Grappling With a Racial Past

The racial restrictions caused problems elsewhere in Africa as well. In South Africa, for example, converts had to document their genealogy to demonstrate a lack of African ancestry before they could receive ordination…

Doing Nothing: Why Daily Life Seems Overwhelming and Anxiety-Inducing

Clearly, acceleration demands more work – and to what end? There are only so many hours in a day, and this additional expenditure of energy reduces individuals’ ability to engage in life’s essential activities

Parents-To-Be Want to Know What’s in Their Genome

Every parent-to-be wants a healthy baby. And, when offered an opportunity, most couples want to know which disease-causing genes, or risk factors, they carry and could unwittingly pass to their children.

Why ABC Canceled Roseanne, It’s Not About the First Amendment

Late Tuesday, Barr tweeted a second apology to the writers and co-stars of the show and urging people not to feel sorry for her. She also highlighted supporters’ tweets that criticized ABC…

Prison Records From 1800s Georgia Show Mass Incarceration’s Racially Charged Beginnings

In 2016, in the U.S., about 1.5 million people were in prison. Approximately 12 to 13 percent of the national population is African-American, but this group makes up over one-third of prisoners.

Whoopi Goes Off on Roseanne for Promoting Fake Meme About Her

“So this is what I’m going to say, Roseanne,” she continued. “Just because you were caught with your pants down, don’t try to drag other people down with you.” Goldberg added later, “I didn’t fake my shirt, someone else faked my shirt. But that’s your tweet.

Trump Pardons Late Black Boxing Champion Jack Johnson

U.S. President Donald Trump on recently issued a posthumous pardon to boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion, who was jailed a century ago due to his relationship with a white woman.

Magnet School Funding Is Being Redirected to Charter Schools by Betsy DeVos, Calling Them Dangerous

Unlike charter schools or private schools, a magnet school is part of the local public school system. The goal of each magnet theme is to promote high achievement, cultural diversity, and choice of curriculum delivery.

“Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice”: Mass Action Planned to Promote Clean Energy Economy

We have the opportunity to create good jobs in wind, solar, and the renewable energy sector that move us to a healthier future and a more just society. The time to act is now. Advocates across the globe plan to take to the streets on September 8…

‘The Nation’ Launches Black On Campus In Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University

Black on Campus allows participants to develop professional skills as they document the experiences of black college students and report on issues of national consequence.

New U.S. Energy and Jobs Report Shows Growth, Less Diverse Workforce

According to the 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), Black workers hold 5-9 percent of the jobs in energy-related sectors, a rate that is much lower than the 12 percent share of the national workforce held by Black workers.

Win in Congress: Attempt to Roll Back Payday Rule Fails

Not everyone in our North Carolina delegation was helpful. Six North Carolina members of Congress, more than any other state, stood with payday lenders who are illegal in our state when they co-sponsored the payday CRA…

South Carolina Racial Profiling Incident – NAACP Continues Its Investigation

NAACP announced the continuation of an internal investigation into the report of racial profiling levied by the President of the Timmonsville, South Carolina Branch of the NAACP against a Timmonsville police officer…

Class and Race in the Royal Family: “Dido” Elizabeth Belle and the Lady Elizabeth Murray

“Dido” Elizabeth Belle was a bi-racial woman born into slavery in 1761 in the West Indies, the daughter of a slave woman, Maria Belle and a British career naval officer, John Lindsay, who was stationed there.

England’s First “Black” Queen, Was Really Bi-racial, Sophie Charlotte Born 1744

She married George III of England on September 8, 1761, at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, London, at the age of 17 years of age becoming the Queen of England and Ireland. The Royal couple had fifteen children, thirteen of whom survived to adulthood.

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