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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka: Forget Wall, Fix Nation’s Deadly Water Problems

“I join in solidarity with the 11-year-old girl known as Little Miss Flint who told you that spending $5 billion to make water safe is a much better way to protect Americans than building the wall…”

#IAmAPoet Project Pays Tribute to MLK with Words and Images

“I, along with the other poets, want to bring recognition to the fact that we have voices and are able to utilize (them) because of the sacrifices and courage that Dr. King embodied.” — Writeous Soul

Little-Known Facts about MLK

As the nation commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday, some may find interesting tidbits of little-known or talked about facts and details of the slain civil rights champion.

2019 MLK Celebration Award Recipients Announced

The chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, the chief executive officer of a community development fund, and an organization made up of South Carolina nonprofits…

MLK-Themed Study Reveals States with the Most Racial Progress

To measure America’s progress in harmonizing racial groups, researchers measured the gaps between blacks and whites…

The Transatlantic Slave Trade – Africans Urged to ‘Come Home’

I hear time and time again from black Americans who traveled to Africa about how connected they felt and how different they found…

FILM REVIEW: “Glass” by Should M. Night Shyamalan Starring Samuel L. Jackson

Two hours and nine minutes roll by, and the film is about as frustrating as standing in a TSA line at the airport.

Either Trump Cannot Make the ‘Deal’ or It Wants to Bring About a Crash

What Trump has decided to do is to shoot the dice with the lives of hundreds of thousands of federal workers in order to prove to his base…

NAACP President Derrick Johnson Responds to Federal Judge Jesse Furman’s Ruling on the 2020 Census

The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census only increases the likelihood of a substantial undercount of immigrant communities…

Another Storm for Black Farmers, Cooperatives, and Southern Rural Communities

Small farmers that normally submit farm loan applications in December and January can’t submit loans at the moment. The shutdown will have a domino effect…

COMMENTARY: Soft-core Lynching – Ever-Present Threat of Confrontation

Given the history of the relationship between African Americans and law enforcement, the appearance of the authorities brings with it the ever-present threat of confrontation.

CBS Announces Election Coverage Team’s Attempt at Diversity an Epic Fail

The network is taking some serious heat for excluding African-Americans from its core team of on-the-ground reporters and producers set to cover the 2020 presidential campaign cycle…

Award-Winning Actress Regina King Opens up About Sleeper Hit “If Beale Street Could Talk”

King talked about her role in “If Beale Street Could Talk” with more than a thousand faith leaders, community activists, sororities and fraternities and African-American news outlets on the line.

National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers and IHS Markit Honor Multicultural Automotive Buyers

We are committed to developing strategic relationships and advocating for the advancement of business policies and practices that ensure diversity and economic parity…

Coming to America Again: Eddie Murphy to Star Again in Blockbuster Hit

After many years of anticipation, I’m thrilled that Coming to America 2 is officially moving forward. We’ve assembled a great team that will be led by Craig Brewer, who just did an amazing job on Dolemite [Is My Name]

Government Shutdown Hits African Americans the Hardest

The CBC members said they were calling for an end to the shutdown so that workers can again begin to collect their paychecks and critical government services can resume.

Shame and Shade in Birmingham: In Praise of Angela Davis

Davis, a lifelong human rights activist, is concerned about the humanity of Palestinian people, as well as other people. And she is rightfully concerned, as many of us are…

How Healthy Is Gentrification? In Search of Solutions

It’s only in recent years that researchers, physicians, pediatricians, academics and others have begun to drill down to ascertain what, if any, healtheffects might befall displaced residents as a result of gentrification.

Opera and the African American – ‘Figaro Meets Frederick Douglass’

Our artistry is vast, and can be used in many ways, but without funding for creating new stories with casting of old stories in collaboration with advertising and marketing

Larry ‘D’ Is Back and Going Solo – The New Year Just Got a Bit Funkier

Now known as “Larry D,” the funkmaster says once he received confirmation from his family and some well-known friends such as R&B crooner Charlie Wilson.

Soar Like an Eagle: 12 African American Teens Reach the Pinnacle of Success in The Boy Scouts

Boy Scout Troop 242, led by Scoutmaster Dameion Crook, Sr., presented the 12 African American Eagle Scouts during the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony that was held at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church.

Hatilloo Theatre Commemorating 400 Years of Africans in America with Monthly Interactive Events

Artists in the ’70s and ’80s like Curtis Mayfield wrote about and sang about the centuries we have spent in this country – our advances and setbacks, our triumphs and defeats…

Forgeries of African American Art on the Rise

Today, the recent boom in museums has revealed a devotion to African-American artists and the increasing amount of attention paid to these artists has led to a significant rise in forgeries, according to a new report.

‘The Lord has held my hand this whole time’ — Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency

Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16. Yet, imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh…

‘Grow Up, Do Your Job, End This Shutdown’: Federal Workers Hold Massive DC Rally Against Trump

“800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that’s just the beginning.”

Justice for Jazmine – Victim of a Tragic Shooting Death

Many in the Greater Houston community are relieved to know that Jazmine’s killers have been apprehended and may soon face justice. However, the road to finding these suspects has been a real rollercoaster of high emotions and cloudy details.

Confronting Pharma Greed That Is ‘Literally Killing People,’ Unveiling Bills to Lower Drug Prices

“The United States pays by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs,” Sanders declared in a statement. “This has created a healthcare crisis in which one in five American adults cannot afford to get the medicine they need.”

Remembering Dr. King and “The Other America”

“Little children in this other America are forced to grow up with clouds of inferiority forming every day in their little mental skies. As we look at this other America, we see it as an arena of blasted hopes and shattered dreams,” said Dr. King…

Diving into the Genetics of Sickle Cell Disease

Research indicates that as many as 3 million Americans carry the sickle cell trait, primarily impacting African Americans. In fact, nearly 1 in 12 African Americans have the sickle cell trait.

Opioid Prescriptions and Overdoses Reduced Significantly in One Year

One year after changing prescribing guidelines to reduce the prevalence of addictive opioids, community physicians and New Hanover Regional Medical Center have reported a reduction of opioid prescriptions…

African American Chefs Break the Glass Ceiling in the Culinary World

Many African American chefs often get stuck in the kitchen as sous chefs or line chefs and routinely don’t receive an opportunity to become head chefs. African American chefs, on the whole, have encountered tougher obstacles…

Minorities Poised to Take Advantage of Oil and Gas Boom

The industry is focused on its workforce of the future, creating more career opportunities for women, minorities and Millennials because it values diverse perspectives and contributions as key to driving continued innovation…

Equity v. Equality – ESSA Gives Power Back to the States to Control Education Policy

Now, members of the community must hold their school leaders and elected officials accountable to implement system-wide and school-specific measures that ensure equity in our schools.

Executive Producer Dream Hampton Talks “Surviving R. Kelly”

For Dream Hampton, who served as executive producer of the much-talked about “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary, the explosive revelations in the film were just the tip of the iceberg.

The Black Freedom Movement: What About Cape Verdeans?

The struggle for national liberation for Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde coincided with the energized Black Freedom Movement in the USA. Both of these movements had a profound impact on the thinking…

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later the Diaspora Still Suffers

“The fact that slavery was underway for a century in South America before introduction in North America is not widely taught nor commonly understood,” said Felicia Davis of the HBCU Green Fund.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson’s Statement on Kamilah Campbell’s SAT Score Challenge

As a mother and a former educator, I was extremely disappointed to learn that Kamilah Campbell’s SAT score is being challenged after she showed marked improvement in the second exam.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Congressional Efforts to Allow Access to the Ballot Box

Advancing Justice has worked for decades to preserve the voting rights for every eligible American while fighting against voter suppression tactics that impede Asian Americans’ access to the ballot box.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson’s Statement on Swearing-In Day

American voters sent a powerful message last November when they gave Democrats control of the House. I am committed to doing everything in my power to ensure that they never regret putting their faith in us.

COMMENTARY: A More Diverse Congress, a More Perfect Union?

No freedom in this homeland of the free, but this Congress offers freedom possibilities. It offers the possibility of fixing the Voting Rights Act, even as the Supreme Court has attempted to erode voting rights…

Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” Will Soon be a Classroom Curriculum For Young Black Girls

Reading Becoming was like sitting on the couch with your best friend and having one of those soulful conversations about life,” Mims told Black Enterprise. “Reading about how Michelle Obama felt unchallenged in elementary school…

From Depleted Food Stores to Understaffed Health Clinics, Native Americans Hardest Hit by Shutdown

For one tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the government shutdown comes with a price tag: about $100,000, every day, of federal money that does not arrive to keep health clinics staffed…

‘A Giant Step’ Toward Humane Healthcare as Democrats Announce First-Ever Hearings

“This is a huge step forward. We have to push on the inside while continuing to build support for this on the outside. Let’s make Medicare for All happen!”
—Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Flying High: Rexy Rolle Changing the Game in the Airline Industry

She’s climbed the corporate ladder, but nothing was handed to her – Rolle clearly has earned her wings. “My family instilled a very strong work ethic in me as a child. She’s climbed the corporate ladder, but nothing was handed to her …

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Statement at Hearing on National Debt

The shameless GOP tax scam contains massive giveaways for the nation’s largest banks. According to Americans for Tax Fairness, the country’s six largest Wall Street banks will collectively save an estimated $14 billion in 2018 alone.

Commentary: When Hitler’s Generals Turned on Him

Recent events with the Trump administration… had me thinking about the July 1944 plot by some of the German military to overthrow Adolph Hitler. My reference to Hitler, just before you jump out of your seat…

In 2018, “Living While Black” Stories Exploded on Social and Mainstream Media

The national political environment has become a relentless focus on vilifying and stereotyping minorities, particularly Mexican immigrants, while at the same time failing to quickly and affirmatively denounce racism and xenophobia.

From Me to We. My New Year’s Resolution

My resolution for the New Year? To devote my time and energy at every opportunity to encouraging and engaging these conversations about getting from me to we. I hope you may consider making this a resolution for yourself as well.

A Bold, Progressive Agenda for a Happier and Healthier New Year

It goes without saying that 2019 will be a pivotal and momentous time for our country and the entire planet. As you know, there is a monumental clash now taking place between two very different political visions.

As Workers Win Local Pay Hikes for 2019, Sanders Says ‘We Must Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour’

More than five million workers in states and cities across the country will see their incomes increase in 2019, thanks to the push for a higher minimum wage by groups including Fight for $15.

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