racism

FILM REVIEW: Burden

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Forest Whitaker’s character, Reverend Kennedy, gets involved when the Klan opens up a KKK museum right in…

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COMMENTARY: No War on Poverty — The King Holiday and American Hypocrisy

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The movement in the 1960s won a Civil Rights Act and a Voting Rights Act, but the…

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OP-ED: By the Content of their Character

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the summer of 1963, Reuther teamed up with Dr. King in Detroit for The Walk to…

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Black voters are the cornerstone of the Democratic Party and the most reliable voting block.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump is increasingly highlighting his pitch to African Americans as Democrats struggle to decide amongst a crowded…

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COMMENTARY: Renewing Martin Luther King’s Dream by Renewing Our Minds

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King's youngest child, Bernice King, has followed in her father’s footsteps, becoming an ordained minister and…

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NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING

CHICAGO CRUSADER — January 21, 2020 is the fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing. The day was established in…

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Activists return to Mississippi with Jay-Z and other celebs to close Parchman

ROLLING OUT — A little over a week ago, the activist group Until Freedom, traveled from New York City to…

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Why is Suicide a Growing Problem in the Black Community?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A June 2019 study conducted by the Journal of Community Health revealed that suicide deaths among black…

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Cartoonist New Book, ‘Just Us!’ Should Have Everyone ‘Laughin’ and ‘Signifyin’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Just Us!” counts as one African American’s perspective on the condition of blacks in America and the…

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N-word, other racist language found in Baton Rouge Police Dept. emails

LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Just three months after a judge lifted a 39-year-old consent decree requiring the Baton Rouge Police Department…

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