During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal […]
On the day the nation remembered the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy‘s assassination, former ambassador and civil rights warrior Andrew Young weighed in on his…
Benjamin Crump is an attorney from Florida who represents Trayvon Martin‘s family and is an advocate for civil rights. He is partner in his own…
President Barack Obama purposefully placed a bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Oval Office to remind him of King’s non-violent movement…
After CNN anchor Don Lemon said that Black people could help themselves by “pulling their pants up” he found himself in hot water with social…
Funeral arrangements have been set for North Carolina’s civil rights giant Julius Chambers. Chambers was known for opening the state’s first integrated law firm in the 60s. He also served as chancellor of NCCU from 1993-2001. The funeral will be held starting noon Thursday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte. There will be a […]
North Carolina Attorney Julius Chambers founded the first racially integrated law practice in the southern United States in 1964. Chambers served as the first African…
So far, one million people have signed online petitions by the NAACP . The petition calls for federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Thousands have taken to the streets and social media to call for justice and federal action. The night George Zimmerman stalked and […]
Debra Simmons, vice-president of the Mississippi Chapter of the National Action Network (NAN), the civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton, was violently pushed…
Tiawanda Moore (pictured) has filed a suit against the city of Chicago, after she was arrested for secretly recording a police officer asking her not to file a charge against his co-worker for touching her inappropriately. SEE ALSO: White Students Yell N-Word While Beating Asian Student Moore, 21, called in to report an officer who’d […]
Over the years, there have been numerous songs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here’s one my favorites by Stevie Wonder “Happy Birthday”.
1. By Any Means Necessary 2. Ballot or the Bullet 3. House Negro Vs. The Field Negro 4. Speech on Police Brutality 5. Speech at Oxford University
