Tag: racial
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his...
After 196 Years, College Grants Tenure to a Black Professor
By Janet McConnaughey
Associated Press
Louisiana’s oldest college is celebrating its first lifetime appointment to a Black faculty member, and discussing why this racial milestone took...
Ramsay High grad sheds light on Alabama’s racial violence in new...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Memorial, a play written by Birmingham native Quinton Cockrell, will highlight the “racial violence in Alabama” with its debut at...
How can citizens help reduce racial tension in communities?
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
During the question and answer portion of a roundtable discussion on race at the Junior League of Birmingham an audience...
Faith leaders at BCRI discuss ways to reduce racial tension
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
With everyone voicing opinions about racial tension in the United States a group of diverse faith leaders were invited to...
APNEWSBREAK: RACIAL DISPARITIES SEEN IN POLICE STUN GUN USE
BY DAVE COLLINS
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut officers who drew their stun guns on the job last year were more likely to fire when...
A Reminder to Cuba: Still the US Is Not Your Friend
By
James Strong
Advice is like applesauce. It tastes sweet to the tongue at first, but then dissolves into a tasteless afterthought.
Consequently, the statement by US...
KKK Rally Shows Racial Hate Still Strong in South Carolina
By Michael H. Cottman, BlackAmericaWeb.com
“They took our flag, so be it. They’re taking our heritage from us. They’re taking the freedom out of America.”—William...
Why the South’s Defeat was a Victory for Human Progress The...
by JOHN WIGHT
Counterpunch
If ever a cause was unworthy, that cause was the US Confederacy. If ever a cause was righteously defeated, it was the...
THURGOOD MARSHALL CENTER TRUST PRESENTS A FILM AND PANEL DISCUSSION...
Washington, DC - June 30, 2015 On Thursday, July 2, on what would be Thurgood Marshall's 107th birthday, the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust will...