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Racism And Sexism Help End Kamala Harris' Presidential Campaign
Senator Kamala Harris announced last week she was suspending her 2020 presidential campaign, because of low poll numbers and financial pressures.
Three Baltimore Men Exonerated After Nearly Four Decades in Prison
Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were released and exonerated after spending 36 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit.
End of Kamala Harris' White House Campaign Ignites Discussion On Treatment
On December 3, Senator Kamala Harris of California suspended her campaign for the White House. Harris' decision was announced by video after four straight weeks of negative media coverage regarding her campaign organization and strategy.
Dr. Cain Hope Felder Succumbs At 76
Dr. Cain Hope Felder — intellectual action figure and expert on black presence in the Bible — can never depart fully from the earth because he leaves so much of himself behind.
Legendary Olympic Athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos Earn Induction Into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Their raised fists were as legendary as they were controversial.
Crowds Protest Sentence Of Officer Convicted of Killing Neighbor
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Dozens of protesters marched through parts of downtown Dallas to protest the 10-year sentence given to a white former police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of her black neighbor.
Black Homeownership Plummets To 'Crisis' Level, New NAREB President Promises Strategies for Increase
The new "commander and chief" of Black Homeownership in America has released a new strategy for raising the numbers that have plummeted to percentages below the time of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. But accomplishing that fete could prove more than daunting as the 2019 State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) report – released this week – reveals the situation to be at crisis level, according to leaders in Black homeownership.
SURVIVING THE JOURNEY: Thousands Gather To Honor the First Africans Brought as Captives to English North America 400 Years Ago
As day broke last Saturday, August 24, tides of people of all ages and colors flowed down the promenade at Hampton's Buckroe Beach.
Do Black Kids Deserve This Treatment In School?
Laughing at the humiliation and degradation of a young and impressionable Black boy is intolerable but having that type of behavior displayed by the people directly responsible for the education and development of that young Black child is even more despicable.
Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Represents The First African American To Have A State-Commissioned Statue In National Statuary Hall
Tallahassee, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis has sent a letter to the Architect of the U.S. Capitol officially requesting the replacement of the General Edmund Kirby Smith statue in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol with Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
Virtual Bridges: Technology Helps Inmates Prepare for Life Outside Prison
Are American prisons doing their jobs? Are they rehabilitating inmates rather than simply punishing them? More than that, are the nation's prisons adequately protecting society in exchange for the billions in taxpayer dollars spent annually to fund them?
Dr. Patrice Harris American Medical Association's First Black Female President
In June, Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn-in as the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). She is the first African - American woman to hold the position.
Statue Of Slain Civil Right Activist Dedicated In Detroit
DETROIT (AP) – A statue of a civil rights activist who was slain in Alabama during a 1965 voting rights march has been dedicated at the Detroit park that bears her name.
Juneteenth Reparations Hearing On H.R. 40 Puts Reparations Debate in National Spotlight
"These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don't want to deal with," said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College.
Attn Parents: New Warning From FBI About Online Predators
Don't Let Your Child Fall Victim To Sextortion
Crump, NAACP, NNPA To Demonstrate After Police Brutality Incident In Florida
The Broward County Chapter of the NAACP will lead a march and rally to demand the termination and criminal prosecution of two Florida sheriff deputies who were caught on video punching a 15 - year - old African American student and repeatedly slamming the child's head against concrete pavement.
Yet Another March In Selma — The Birthplace Of Modern Democracy In America
This past weekend, political leaders from across the country gathered in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate "Bloody Sunday," the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where peaceful demonstrators, attempting to cross the bridge, were violently driven back by Alabama State Troopers, Dallas County Sheriff's deputies and a horse - mounted posse wielding billy clubs and water hoses to savage the crowd.
Citizenship Question Could Hurt Census Count Of Black America
The Constitution requires that America's decennial census count all persons residing in the United States, not just citizens, a clearly stated objective now at risk.
State Of The Union: Trump Calls For 'Choosing Greatness' As Black Leaders Say His 'Racist Rhetoric' Overshadows Hope For Change
President Donald B. Trump's 2019 State of the Union speech, delivered Tuesday night, following a government shutdown that left many people irreparably damaged, was taken in stride by African - Americans and Democratic leaders who express little hope for change.
Legendary Singer James Ingram Dies At 66
Popular R&B singer James Ingram, who collected two Grammy Awards and a pair of No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits over his decades - long career, has died at age 66 at his home in Los Angeles. Ingram's friend and creative partner Debbie Allen shared the news via Twitter on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
NAACP Challenge To 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward
Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census