
By: Danielle C. Belton President Barack Obama hugs Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, onstage during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 27, 2016. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty…
By: Danielle C. Belton President Barack Obama hugs Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, onstage during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 27, 2016. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty…
By Isaiah J. Poole In a session that was both a trip back in time and a challenge for the future, the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Philadelphia on Tuesday schooled a new…
By Nia Heard-Garris Protesters last week in Baton Rouge. Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS I find myself in this place again. I am numb. I feel empty. I almost have no words. In 2012,…
By: David Malebranche Dear President Obama: As a black man, I have cried more times than I care to admit in the past week, particularly after hearing the audiotape of Diamond Reynolds’…
(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…
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 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 Earl Ofari Hutchinson In the space of a few days Baltimore Police Lieutenant Brian Rice is scheduled for trial in the death of Freddie Gray and the Justice Department…
By Frank Joyce / AlterNet Ah, July 4th. Of all the national orgies of self-congratulation, militarism and, of course shopping, this one stands out. Even more than say Memorial Day it perfectly…
On Thursday, legislators of the Illinois House of Representatives passed an historic resolution calling on President Obama to create a reparations study commission. Introduced by Rep. Lashawn Ford and…
By Daniella Diaz Washington (CNN) DeRay Mckesson, a leader in the Black Lives Matter movement, said that the group might mobilize protesters at the Republican and Democratic conventions next month. “We will…