The family of Deontae Faison, a San Francisco man who remains unresponsive months after being tased while struggling in the water, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the East Bay Park District officers involved. The incident, which occurred in April at Martin Luther […]
Cellphone video taken by bystanders shows the man carrying a handgun and yelling racial slurs at the teenagers on bicycles blocking traffic in downtown Miami. MIAMI (AP) — A white man was sentenced to probation in South Florida Tuesday for pulling a gun and yelling […]
OPINION: As MLB celebrates the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier, let’s remember that he was more than a baseball pioneer; he was a civil rights champion, too. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: The trailer of the documentary that examines police brutality against Black men and women dropped Tuesday Ahead of this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a new documentary on police brutality will stream to Peacock. Produced by Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, Use of Force: The Policing of Black […]
*NEW YORK – The nation’s most esteemed Black pastors, led by Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III, gathered during the Choose Healthy Life Black Clergy Conclave on Nov. 19. The virtual event brought together more than 100 influential Black clergy as well as public health officials […]
EXCLUSIVE: The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recalls graphic autopsy images that she believes prove James Earl Ray did not kill her father. Easter Sunday for Christians around the world is one of the holiest days of the year as it recognizes the […]
By Viviane Faver Norwegian Socialist Party member Lars Haltbrekken announced his appointment on Monday: “Abrams’ work follows in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for equality before the law and civil rights. American Woman Says She’s Being ‘Deported’ From Bali […]
By Jesse Jackson On Monday, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s 91st birthday; on Wednesday, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president, promising change after a dark period of division. Dr. King’s relationship with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson offers instructive lessons for today’s […]
‘We must mark him now as the most dangerous Negro in the future of this nation,’ William C. Sullivan said The National Archives plans to release unheard FBI audio from when its director, J. Edgar Hoover, sought to destroy the growing influence of Rev. Martin Luther King […]
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Three African American health leaders — advocates for expanded health care who are on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19 raging across California — took a […]
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