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50 years after Selma, mainstream media still socializes us to believe that white lives matter more
Stacey Patton’s incisive essay for Dame Magazine explains why America has betrayed Dr. King’s dream.
We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.
“We are in the midst of a movement to upend white supremacy,” say the Nation‘s Jesse A. Myerson and Mychal Denzel Smith. They have three economic ideas for making #BlackLivesMatter.
I taught my black kids that their elite upbringing would protect them from discrimination. I was wrong.
The following piece is from the Washington Post. It was written by Lawrence Otis Graham. By: Lawrence Otis Graham I knew the day would come, but I didn’t know how it would happen, where I would be, or how I would respond. It is the moment that every black parent fears: the day their child […]
Community leaders say no to white cultural studies teacher
In just a few weeks a new California middle school will open. Rutherford B. Gaston is slated to open in Fresno, and black community and church leaders are calling on the Unified School District to reconsider its hiring of a white African-American, Latino and Southeast Asian studies teacher.
This HBCU is 90% white
You would think that most of a Historically Black Colleges and University’s (HBCUs) student population would mainly consist of African-American students. But there are some HBCUs where blacks make up just a small amount of the student body population. Bluefield State College is one of them.
Vandals deface MLK bridge in Indiana
For the second time in two weeks, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in Fort Wayne, Indiana has been vandalized. This time, the defacing came in the form of racist remarks on two benches.
MLK Memorial statue finally unveiled in Houston
Houston officials and residents honored civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a statue on Saturday. National leaders and activists have been pushing for the statue for decades.
Civil rights activist Vincent Harding dead at 82
Long-time civil rights activist Vincent Harding has died. He was 82. Harding is best known for working closely with the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights era.
City of Atlanta has eye on Morris Brown College property
Morris Brown College has been struggling to keep its doors open. Serving just 35 students, the HBCU has seen much better days. Now, the City of Atlanta where the college is housed, along with Friendship Baptist Church, put in a joint proposal worth $12.6 million to purchase the land.
Video: Cliven Bundy defends slavery comments with more racist banter
During his appearance on CNN’s New Day, cattle rancher Cliven Bundy attempted to clarify his remarks about “negroes” and slavery by using civil rights icons Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks as examples. Bundy gave the following response as host Chris Cuomo asked if he was a racist.
Man breaks into National Civil Rights Museum, sleeps on bed at former motel
Officials increased security at the National Civil Rights Museum after police discovered a smashed window and a man sleeping on a bed at the former Lorraine Motel. The historical landmark is the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final moments alive.
Registration for the ‘Freedom Dreams…Freedom Now!’ conference now open!
Registration is now open for the “Freedom Dreams…Freedom Now” event in Chicago! The event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic summer of 1964, often referenced as Freedom Summer.