civil rights

OP-ED: “It City” Still Has a Lot of Hate to Cleanse

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — For over 25 years the Tennessee Tribune has proudly chronicled the good things happening in North Nashville…

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Civil Rights Panel: Disabled Students of Color Punished More

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says students of color with disabilities are disciplined more harshly than…

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A Fully Illustrated Edition of James’s Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time” with Photography by Steve Schapiro

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — In 1963, two of James Baldwin’s most influential essays were fused to form a bestselling book…

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BCRI Youth Tour Alabama African American Heritage Sites

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Twenty students in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s (BCRI) Legacy Youth Leadership Program left Tuesday, July 16…

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Former NNPA Chairs Talk Yesterday, Today and the Future

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it’s taking a stand for the Double V campaign during World War II; marching with Dr.…

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Dolores Huerta Square honors longtime activist

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Civil rights activist and labor union leader Dolores Huerta had her name enshrined at the intersection of…

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PRESS ROOM: Patrick Gaspard to Receive Prestigious NAACP Spingarn Medal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — BALTIMORE – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s foremost civil rights…

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