
By Manisha Sinha Universal Images Group / Getty Images Pierre Dominique Toussaint l’Ouverture (1746-1803) Haitian revolutionary leader. Etching by John Kay, 1802. The nation was a beacon for the anti-slavery cause…
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By Manisha Sinha Universal Images Group / Getty Images Pierre Dominique Toussaint l’Ouverture (1746-1803) Haitian revolutionary leader. Etching by John Kay, 1802. The nation was a beacon for the anti-slavery cause…
By Katherine Beckett / The American Prospect Portrait of a young man in jail Arthur Longworth is currently serving life without the possibility of parole in Washington State. Art committed murder at…
Arusha Conference to establish a new African movement for Justice, Peace and Sustainable Development A new initiative aimed at building a civil society platform on the continent gets underway…
Award-winning Civil Rights Journalist and Black Press Columnist George Curry Dead at 69 By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire) – Pioneering Civil rights and Black political journalist George E. Curry, the…
By: T.D. Williams Professional football player Richard Sherman attends The Players’ Tribune Summer Party at No Vacancy on July 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Polk/Getty Images for…
By Jerry Brewer Usain Bolt poses after winning his third consecutive Olympic gold in the 100 meters. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) RIO DE JANEIRO — Gold spikes in his right hand, gold ring…
By Kim Brunhuber Ana Oliveira and Fatima Pinhos look at pictures of their sons, both killed by police. (Kim Brunhuber/CBC) Every week or so, Ana Oliveira and Fatima Pinho meet on…
By David Swanson Charlottesville is a diverse, enlightened, and progressive college town in Virginia with its public spaces dominated by war memorials, in particular memorials to Confederate soldiers not from…
By Joshua Holland Job seekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State Department of Labor. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson) If…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson A main theme of the 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony was a tribute to the favelas. This was every bit the spectacle of joy, fun and…
By: Jason Johnson A member of the media asks Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton a question during the National Association of Black Journalists(NABJ) and National Association of Hispanic Journalists(NAHJ) joint convention…
The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) will soon become more accessible online as it seeks to boost its presence by rolling out a new website and new social media platforms via…