By Frances Madeson, Toward Freedom — Every year on July 2, the extended family of 67-year-old Dhati Kennedy gathers on the banks of the Mississippi River to pray, sing and…
When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Fred Gray was her lawyer. Now he’s being honored for a lifetime of civil rights…
By Bailey Loosemore, Louisville Courier Journal — Three days before Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the 1800s — Mayor Greg Fischer apologized to Louisville’s…
In Texas, a teacher told her students she was required by law to provide them with multiple perspectives on the racist conspiracy theory that allegedly motivated the deadly attack. By…
who said the Ocoees the Rosewoods the Chattahoochees the Elaines the Tulsas were over ? who said our Red Summers had gone with the wind ? who said we should…
Two years after George Floyd’s murder, nearly 8 in 10 Black Americans say there has been little or no improvement in how police treat Black people, according to a Washington…
What are the roots of this violence and how do we fight it? By Derecka Purnell, The Guardian — After a century of attempts by Black activists and lawmakers, President…
Retracing the descent of replacement theory into racial terror By Anthony Conwright, AAPF — On March 12, Donald Trump issued a warning to his followers during an anti-critical race theory tirade:…
“This hateful, white nationalist rhetoric is not just being spread by lone gunmen. It can also be found on cable news and in the rhetoric of politicians today.” By Jon…
By Emily Haynes, Chronicle of Philanthropy — When philanthropist Mona Sinha walked into her first meeting on a museum advisory board, she immediately noticed that she was the youngest person…
By Julianne Malveaux — Most of us are riveted to the television, radio, or internet to learn more about what is happening in Ukraine. On one hand, it is a…