TMCF Is Increasing the HBCU Talent Pipeline Into the C-Suite

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently held its 17th Annual Leadership Institute (LI) in Washington D.C., welcoming over 400 future leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Blacks Often Pay Higher Fees for Car Purchases than Whites

After analyzing data on the sale of three million add-on products sold on 1.8 million vehicles from September 2009 through June 2015, these add-on costs were both unreasonably high and varied at the discretion of the dealership…

What Draws ‘Lone Wolves’ to the Islamic State?

Like this recent attack in New York, many IS attacks around the globe are carried out by individuals the media have dubbed “lone wolves” – that is, freelancers who act without the direct knowledge of the IS leadership.

What the History of Iconoclasm Tells Us About the Confederate Statue Controversy

How did a bunch of statues (most of which are conventional in their appearance) become a canvas for passion, vitriol and violence? Are the defenders of the Confederate statues correct…

In Scandal After Scandal, NCAA Takes Fall for Complicit Colleges

The UNC scandal is just one of many recent examples where universities have prioritized athletic prowess over academic integrity … where was the National Collegiate Athletic Association?

A New Show-Stopping Marching Band at Allen University

 As band director at Morris Brown College (Atlanta) for more than a decade, Ellis conducted the symphonic band and the Marching Wolverines, leading the band to a featured role in the (2002) film Drumline, which “brought show-style marching bands to the big screen for the first time.”

Rep. Frederica Wilson’s Links to the Military’s Secretive Work in Niger

Most Americans had not heard of Rep. Frederika Wilson until she accused President Trump of making insensitive remarks in a condolence call to the widow of an American soldier killed in Niger.

Indictments of Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort and Deputy Rick Gates For Conspiracy

In response to the indictments of former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and Deputy Campaign Manager Rick Gates, DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement …

SPLC to Senate: Colleges Must Uphold Free Speech but Can Denounce Racist Speakers

SPLC President Richard Cohen testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about the responsibility of universities to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment as well as the First Amendment.

“White Lives Matter” – White Supremacist Nationalist Front Plans Rallies in Tennessee

The white supremacist Nationalist Front will hold a series of “White Lives Matter” protests at various points in Tennessee on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The events will begin at 10am EST and culminate in a private social event that evening.

Harlem Renaissance Author Jean Toomer to Be Celebrated With Induction Into the American Poets Corner

Jean Toomer was an African American poet and novelist commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance, though he actively resisted the association, and modernism. His first book Cane, published in 1923, is considered by many to be his most significant work.

A Bright Light of the Black Press Dims: Bernal Smith II Dies At 45

The Tri-State Defender, among the longest running African-American newspapers in the country and a member publication of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, noted on its website that Smith was with his family when he was found Sunday, October 22.

ACLU and CMJ Demand FBI Records on Surveillance of Black Activists

“The FBI’s report is a red flag that the bureau is once again profiling Black activists because of their beliefs and race,” said Nusrat J. Choudhury, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program.

The IRS Targeting Scandal Was Fake, but IRS Budget Woes Are a Real Problem

Conservatives have been seething since 2013 over what they say was an unfair and imbalanced effort by the IRS to scrutinize right-leaning organizations more closely than other groups seeking nonprofit status.

What Have We Signed Up For: President Trump’s Condolence Call

The loved ones Sgt. Johnson leaves behind are my constituents. I’ll save the bully pulpit for the necessary task of uncovering the circumstances surrounding the ambush …

Out of the Shadows: Overt Racism Flourishes in the American South

Focusing on pervasive forms of racism that exist in local politics, businesses and schools. Forty-two percent of Americans said that they worry a “great deal” about race relations in the United States…

Are Many Hate Crimes Really Examples of Domestic Terrorism?

It is more than reasonable to suspect that extremist individuals engage in such activities because they sense that their views are enjoying growing social legitimacy and acceptance, which is emboldening them to act on their bigotry.

Puerto Ricans Suffer Apocalyptic Nightmare After Hurricanes

They’re letting us die here, but everyone in Puerto Rico is doing everything they can to save themselves. They’ve helping each other, saving each other. Anyone not doing all they can to raise hell is complicit.

Human Behavior Expert Provides Solution to Global Racism and Religious Conflict!

Today’s domestic and global conflicts have continuing threads that underlie them, not the least of which are issues over religion and race. These issues are informed by one enduring ingredient: symbolism.

How to Combat Racial Bias: Start in Childhood

When psychology researchers first began studying racial biases, they simply asked individuals to describe their thoughts and feelings about particular groups of people. A well-known problem with these measures of explicit bias is that people often try to respond to researchers in ways they think are socially appropriate.

Need Another Reason to Help Puerto Rico? It’s a Key US Economic and Military Asset

Despite this crisis, President Donald Trump’s support for this U.S. territory has been nominal at best. At first, he all but ignored the island’s devastation. Federal help arrived five days after the storm, but then he started blaming residents for their problems.

Rep. Maxine Waters Seeks to Protect Consumers with “Megabank” Bill

The new bill would require, “prudential banking regulators, such as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Board, to fully utilize their authorities to shut down megabanks that repeatedly harm consumers.”

27th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards Announces Nominations

Black Views Matter! First Internet Radio Network Focusing On Causes and Issues Relevant to People of Color Launches

Racial Violence, Twisting Words to Justify a Massacre: The Wilmington Daily Record Editorial

The following editorial, which appeared in the Wilmington Record, an African American newspaper, appeared during the 1898 election campaign. Most men who were lynched had become economically successful or had attempted to use political power in a way that threatened white supremacy.