“Let us breathe and grow”: 41st African American History celebrations
The 41st Annual People's World African American History Month Celebrations will take place in Hartford and New Haven, Conn.
Today in African American history: Birthday of Eddie Robinson
Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.
Oakland examines racial disparities, police misconduct
The Oakland City Council has begun a new process to examine racial disparities in the city's economy and criminal justice system.
Fifty years later it’s not too late for Dr. King’s dream
Dr. King wrote with an optimism that a nation that could produce such wealth could do better; he understood what many do not.
Maryland protesters demand action to end police violence
Baltimore protesters chanting "Black lives matter" gathered Jan. 15 to demand that the legislature enact laws to end the plague of police killings in Maryland.
Rebel with a cause – a young Ferguson commissioner
"It's always difficult being young and a minority of anything. Because you always end up asking yourself, 'will my voice really be heard?' "
Oakland town hall demands end to police violence
Ending the longstanding reality of unpunished police violence against black and brown men was the topic Dec. 17 at a town hall meeting.
Athletes join growing movement for racial justice
"This issue as I see it - police killings as a symptom of the systematic and historical devaluing of black lives - seemed too big to ignore."
Ferguson protesters retrace steps of history and forge new ones
They've built a new social and economic justice movement on the foundation left by those who struggled before them.
