Did you know that at least 20 states have sentencing policies that allow them to determine the severity of a criminal sentence based on factors…
Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…
Kanye West is accused of beating a photographer and smashing his camera. During his deposition, Kanye compared the plight of celebrities to the fight for…
Thousands of residents in Detroit are living without water – and have been for weeks. The bankrupt city of Detroit issued cutoff notices to…
“The right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the Voting Rights Act was passed in to law…
Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice released reports regarding accomplishments in various areas of the department. On Monday, the DOJ’s Civil…
President Barack Obama will speak directly to Black Americans this week, which I believe is part of the President’s ongoing crusade to outline a national…
In discussing the National Action Network (NAN) and its annual convention, founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, asserts NAN “Isn’t an Al Sharpton fan club.” The prominent…
Perhaps someone needs to organize a march to protest the King family mess. Bernice King, the daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., held a…
The Senate rejected President Obama’s appointment of Debo Adegbile to a top civil rights post. For weeks, Adegbile’s nomination to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights…
Since the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, the right to vote has seen an increased amount of attacks with one goal in mind –…
Rev. Jesse Jackson has lived an extraordinary life. Through his civil service, he’s met some of the world’s biggest leaders including Martin Luther King and…
