Racism and Self-Determination

Black quarterback Cam Newton is changing the face of the NFL

Cam Newton is the sensational 26-year-old quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, the team representing the National Football Conference in the…

February 5, 2016

VERNON DAHMER: Unsung martyr of Civil Rights struggle

Vernon F. Dahmer Sr., a staunch NAACP activist and a close friend of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was killed…

February 5, 2016

‘Justice for Dontay Ivy!’

Albany, N.Y. -- More than 100 protesters packed the rotunda of the City Hall in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 25 to…

February 5, 2016

Bangladeshi solidarity with BLM

In solidarity and unity with the Black Lives Matter movement and immigrants under attack, the Bangladeshi American Community Council held…

February 5, 2016

CLAUDETTE COLVIN: Catalyst for 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott

Many people think of Rosa Parks when they celebrate the victory of the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott that ended segregation…

February 3, 2016

GET THE LEAD OUT!

More horrors are being exposed daily by the corporate-owned news media regarding the criminal water poisoning of Flint, Mich., residents.…

February 2, 2016

Black History Month matters

February is designated as Black History Month. It is a reminder that Black lives do matter, have always mattered and…

February 2, 2016

Protesters demand answers in police shooting

By Erica Mines, Matty Starrdust and Rufus Farmer Chester, Pa. Five people were arrested on Jan. 29 after 25 protesters…

February 2, 2016

Criticism grows of racism surrounding Oscar snubs

The shutout of Black and other actors of color from the Oscars nominations announced on Jan. 14 has intensified a…

January 29, 2016

1966 murder prompted SNCC’s anti-war stance

Samuel “Sammy” Leamon Younge Jr., a 21-year-old activist from Tuskegee, Ala., was shot and killed at a Standard Oil gas…

January 29, 2016