JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump has honored figures of the civil rights movement, some famous, some not, at a ceremony that exposed stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy. Trump on Saturday toured the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the adjacent Museum of Mississippi, both in Jackson. Outside, demonstrators […]
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, said Thursday that he will not attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum this weekend because Donald Trump has also RSVP’d, and his “attendance and hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed” in the museum. “After careful consideration and conversations with church leaders, elected officials, […]
Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat 62 years ago was only the beginning. Premiering on TV One in February, Behind the Movement offers a closer look at how the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott was planned in just three days and ultimately led to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. A new trailer released […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A convicted killer in an Ohio prison claims in a federal lawsuit that his civil rights have been violated by the repeated cutting of his dreadlocks. The lawsuit filed on behalf of inmate Cecil Koger says his faith of Rastafarianism (rah-stah-FARE-ee-ah-nizm) requires him to wear his hair in dreadlocks. The lawsuit […]
CORRALES, N.M. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after the Kerner Commission studied the causes of deadly riots in America’s cities, its last surviving member says he remains haunted that its recommendations on U.S. race relations and poverty were never adopted. But former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma also said he’s hopeful those ideas will […]
The passing of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner on Wednesday rocked fans of the magazine and cultural mainstay. While Hef will be remembered for his silk robes, lavish parties, and beautiful women, his little known legacy as a supporter of civil and equal rights should also be highlighted. One of Hefner’s most notable acts was giving […]
Founder of Radio One and long-time friend of Dick Gregory, Cathy Hughes talks about her friendship with the activist. Gregory believed in black media, he bought black newspapers and spent thousands in the media industry for it. On talking about Radio One, Hughes said, “he loved us. He appreciated the work we were doing to […]
Civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who is known for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, has died at the age of 84. Gregory died August 19, 2017, a post on his Instagram made by his son states that the comedian and activist died in Washington D.C. Gregory was taken to the […]
Few writers have managed to capture the experience of living as a Black person in America the way that the late James Baldwin did. The iconic novelist and essayist’s birthday is today, and we take a look back at his rich life and towering legacy. Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924, raised by his single […]
Rosa Parks rightfully holds a place in history for resisting the racist Jim Crow laws in Alabama when she refused to give up her seat to a white person in 1955. However, Irene Morgan Kirkaldy deserves just as much praise for her actions eleven years prior to Parks’ more famous stand. Irene Morgan, as she […]
The N.A.A.C.P voted to remove its president Cornell William Brooks Friday as part of re-organization efforts to strengthen its relevance as a civil rights group and push forward with a more aggressive fight against President Donald Trump.
Rosa Parks' family home costs $500 and America wouldn't even buy it.
