
By: Jeanne Theoharis Martin Luther King Jr. (second from left) and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead a civil rights march from Selma, Ala., to the state capital in Montgomery in…
By: Jeanne Theoharis Martin Luther King Jr. (second from left) and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead a civil rights march from Selma, Ala., to the state capital in Montgomery in…
On Wednesday, President Obama met at the White House with law enforcement officials and civil rights leaders. President Obama hosted the meeting one week after the fatal police shootings of…
(Left to right) Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza. Courtesy of Patrisse Cullors; Hank Willis Thomas/Courtesy of Opal Tometi; Kristin Little/Courtesy of Alicia Garza The Black Lives Matter movement…
July 12, 2016 “It is more dangerous to be black in America. You’re substantially more likely to be in a situation where police don’t respect you.” The speaker was not…
For Carib News 7/14/16 The French government must be relieved that the month long European Cup was completed without a terrorist incident. The tragedy is that France reached the final but…
By Jelani Cobb The least disputable measure of a bad week is any seven-day period that requires a body count at the end of it. Seven Americans in three different cities…
By: Charles D. Ellison Mourners sing and clap their hands at the Police Headquarters memorial for officers killed in the recent sniper attack in Dallas, Texas on July 10, 2016. The…
This Generation’s Black Power Conference In the First Call for State of the Black World Conference IV we advanced the theme: It’s Nation Time Again…..Racial Healing and Collaboration for Black…
By Dr Wendy C. Grenade The heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Guyana 4-6 July 2016 for their 37th regular conference. This meeting was held in…
By Christopher Mathias National Reporter, The Huffington Post Carlo Allegri / Reuters Preston Gilstrap, 64, was a Dallas police officer for over 41 years before he retired in 2013….
By John Atcheson We can still celebrate a day off and enjoy our holiday, but is it any longer possible to deny just how much the democracy has been eroded…
By Sonali Kolhatkar Above Photo: Alicia Garza, flanked by Patrise Cullors, left, and Opall Tometi. (Video still from “Rising Up With Sonali”) In July 2013, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza, three…