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Black Clergy Using Sermons to ‘Inform and Inspire’ in Age of Trump

*Donald Trump’s remarks about Haiti, El Salvador and African nations being "shithole countries" continue to draw outrage, most notably among Black Christian leaders. Eldren Morrison,...

Snoop Dogg Donates $35K Toward Colin Kaepernick’s ‘Million Dollar Pledge’

*Snoop Dogg has donated at total of $35,000 to Colin Kaepernick’s #MillionDollarPledge, with all funds going to the Dallas, TX-based group Mothers Against Police...

Internet Angry Over Video of Cop Who Body Slammed Unarmed Female Student

*Cops. It just goes to show how different their perspective on how something actually went down is, from the rest of us. Take this...

Hey Sisters, White Feminists (and Oprah Winfrey) are Trying to Turn You Against Black Men – DO NOT let them!

The views, opinions and positions expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions,...

Elaine Brown, Former Black Panther Leader, Awarded $4M By Oakland Jury

*“Disappointing but not unexpected.” This is how Desley Brooks, the Oakland, California councilwoman who was ordered to pay a huge sum of money to...

TAYO Fatunla/The Alternative – ‘I have a Dream’ Speech

*As the US and the world mark Martin Luther King Jr. day, suffice to say, I wondered what alternative speech MLK himself would have...

Here Are 10 Things You May Not Know About Martin Luther King Jr.

*Here's something we bet you probably didn't know. Besides Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington is the only other American to have had his...

Surviving Memphis Sanitation Workers from 1968 Strike Honored by the NAACP with Prestigious ‘Vanguard Award’

*Washington, DC — On Tuesday, January 9, the fourteen surviving sanitation workers who participated in the pivotal 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike were honored by the...

The Children of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Speak on Tribute to Their Parents (Listen – EUR Exclusive!)

*The legacy of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be recognized on Monday, January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day,...

33rd Annual ‘Kingdom Day Parade’ Looks Awesome…Here’s What You Can Expect to See!

*April 4, 2018 will mark 50 years since the assassination of a man widely known, respected and remembered for his ongoing work on the...

‘The Real’: How The #TimesUp Movement is Changing the World for Tamera’s Daughter

*On Monday, January 8 on "The Real," the hosts discuss last night’s Golden Globe awards, the #TimesUp movement, and Oprah Winfrey’s powerful speech. Co-host Tamera...

Controversial Writer Cory Alexander Haywood Releases His New Book: “Coon Flakes: Musings of an Uppity Negro”

In "Coon Flakes: Musings of an Uppity Negro,"from controversial writer Cory Alexander Haywood, he examines what he calls, “destructive behavior threatening to permanently extinguish...

Recy Taylor, Black Alabama Woman Gang-Raped by Six White Men in 1944, Dies at 97

*Recy Taylor, a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention, has died. She was 97. Taylor died in...

What Would You do if Your 17-Yr-Old Son Was Brutally Beaten by Police Like Ulysses Wilkerson Was?

*It's real hard to look at this youngster's photo and not feel some kind of way about what allegedly happened to him at the...

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