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*The letters written by civil rights leader and world icon, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are floating around in different places around the country. One note addressed to a white police officer turned up at a dealer in Philadelphia. Dated May 21, 1965, Sgt. James was thanked by the leader for serving his [...]
*Just a few days after his birthday, the family of Dr. Martin Luther King is in a bit of a tangle. The estate recently filed a lawsuit against Baude Ballou, the civil rights leader’s former secretary, over documents that she currently possesses. Ballou became Dr. King’s right hand shortly after the arrest of Rosa Parks [...]
*In a scene from the movie “Lincoln,” a Democrat arguing against passage of the 13th Amendment derisively mentions the idea of interracial marriage to ridicule the legislation that would abolish slavery. A century-and-a-half later, as an African-American president is inaugurated for a second term, interracial unions still are relatively rare. And faith groups may be [...]
*President Obama and GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney have spent countless hours slamming each other over the economy, the deficit, joblessness, health care reform, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Energy policy. They have made references to gun control, immigration, education, regulatory reform, and foreign policy issues on the campaign trail. They have even revived and [...]
*Police beating victim Rodney King is a figure in history that reminds the African American community that racism is still a strong force in society. Despite his historical significance, he was not a rich man with a whole lot of financial influence. And since his passing, his family has had trouble scraping up funds to [...]
*When President Obama announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, he cited his Christian faith as the reason for his “evolving” views, reports Urban Faith. Yet for many other Christians, their commitment to Jesus Christ and an orthodox view of the Bible is the reason why they reject homosexuality as a valid lifestyle. In a report on NPR’s Morning [...]
It’s Mother’s Day and we are not only going to celebrate the mother’s of today who are in popular culture, but those who helped guide us through the civil rights movement. While men were the public face of the movement, there were many women who were behind the scenes pulling many strings a lot us [...]
*This Easter Sunday is going to be a different kind of resurrection Sunday. Pastors across the country are on a mission to revive the voter’s impact by registering 1 million voters during the holiday. Pastor Jamal Bryant and an alliance of African American clergyman are part of the Empowerment Movement, a voter registration campaign that [...]
*NewsOne’s funny man political commentator Elon James White was able to cover the Selma to Montgomery 2012 march which had the likes of Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson marching against the proposed voter ID laws in many states. It was a historic retread of the Selma to Montgomery march of 1965. The march [...]
*I am not sure whether Democrats should be excited because Mitt Romney has been unable to maintain front runner status for the Republican nomination, illustrating his vulnerability in a general election – or whether the Democrats be wary because Romney refuses to court ultra conservative voters, instead focusing on moderate voters so that he is [...]
*A new HBO documentary about the iconic Harry Belafonte will explore the career of the actor, singer, activist and his struggle through racial discrimination in the entertainment industry. Known as a sex symbol in the 50s and 60s, Belafonte has also spoken out against the segregation of American pop culture throughout his career. He is [...]
*A legendary figure in the Civil Rights movement has passed away. The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth died Wednesday morning at a Birmingham, Alabama hospital. Shuttlesworth was a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership conference and considered one of the giants of the movement. He was 89. His daughter confirmed the death to the Cincinnati Enquirer: “Daddy [...]
*President Obama has operated as President in an effort to save our economy and get the country to fulfill its democratic promise. In the process President Obama has been attacked by conservatives as overreaching, and attacked by liberals as being too conformist. Being in this position puts Obama in the company of Presidents Johnson and [...]
*DreamWorks/Disney’s highly anticipated “The Help” opens in theaters tomorrow, Wednesday. Needless to say, there’s a lot of pent up emotion about the film which is based on a novel about the volatile relationships between Southern white women and their black maids at the dawn of the civil rights movement. When NAACP chairwoman Roslyn Brock heard [...]
*(Washington, DC) – The NAACP mourns the loss of actress and activist Jane White, the daughter of the late civil rights leader and NAACP Secretary Walter White. Jane White passed away July 24th, 2011 at the age of 88. “Jane White was an esteemed member of our NAACP family who was an active supporter and [...]
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