Dolores Cox

Big real estate threatens to silence ‘people’s radio station’

A press conference was held on the steps of New York City Hall on July 13 to bring attention to…

July 20, 2017

Celebrating the life of ‘people’s lawyer’ Lynne Stewart

Hundreds of people gathered on April 22 at St. Peter’s Church in New York City to celebrate the life of…

April 27, 2017

Newark, N.J., Mayor Baraka leads trade delegation to Cuba

Newark, N.J., mayor Ras Baraka shared Newark’s concrete steps to overcome the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed on Cuba…

April 5, 2017

African-American women pilots making history

In the field of aviation, Bessie Coleman was a pioneer. In 1921, she was the first African-American woman to obtain…

March 30, 2017

Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, pioneer in medicine

African-American history is part of U.S. history. In reclaiming that history, one African American to be remembered is Dr. Susan…

February 25, 2017

Civil Rights leader pioneer John Lewis says: ‘Keep marching!’

Congressperson John Lewis was the keynote speaker at the standing-room-only Black History Month celebration in New York City on Feb.…

February 10, 2017

Tuskegee Airmen fought racism in the U.S. military

2016 is the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen’s formation. The Airmen were the first African-American aviators in U.S. Army…

September 19, 2016

Remember Emmett Till and Tamir Rice!

Had it not been for the brutal, racist murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American, he would have celebrated…

August 4, 2016

Black farmers still seek justice

Black farmers in the South filed a federal class action lawsuit known as Pigford vs Glickman in 1997. Timothy Pigford…

July 21, 2016

SOULS ON ICE: Black hockey players

The 2015-16 National Hockey League has ended. But 22 years before the NHL was established, the Colored Hockey League of…

July 8, 2016