Tag: white
BCRI’s Ahmad Ward: Speaking honestly and enthusiastically about justice and equality
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Ahmad Ward recalled explaining racism to his oldest daughter when she was 8 years old. “This white wide receiver named Riley...
EARTH, WIND & FIRE FOUNDER MAURICE WHITE DEAD AT 74
BY DAVID BAUDER AND HILLEL ITALIE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this July 7, 2003 file photo, Maurice White, of Earth, Wind, & Fire, appears at an induction...
WHITE OFFICER WON’T FACE CHARGES IN KILLING OF CLEVELAND BOY
BY MARK GILLISPIE
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A grand jury declined to indict a white rookie police officer in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a...
CHICAGO AWAITS MORE PROTESTS OVER POLICE SHOOTING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAbzIZwYtMw
CHICAGO (AP) -- The white officer who shot a black Chicago teen 16 times has been charged with murder and jailed. The graphic video...
Prosecutors: No Retrial For White Officer Who Shot Black Man
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state attorneys have decided against retrying a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man...
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan is White House’s First Openly Transgender Official
History is being made within the White House with 28-year-old Raffi Freedman-Gurspan becoming the first openly transgender official to serve inside 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
ABC...
BLACK FATHER OF FIVE JAILED & INDICTED FOR CHILD MURDER DESPITE...
Nick Hillary with his Family
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- New York resident & military veteran Nick Hillary (www.truthfornickhillary.com) is an African American father...
Teens’ Overall Substance Use Declining, but Marijuana Use Rising
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Marijuana use in teenagers is on the rise, while cigarette and alcohol use are stable or declining, according to health...
NATIONAL BLACK PROGRAMMING CONSORTIUM RELEASES STATEMENT
New Executive Director Makes Push to Advance the Dialogue
on Race in America in Wake of Recent Attacks
NEW YORK (July 7, 2015)—Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director...
How Many Other Dylann Roofs Are Out There?
Dylann Roof callously told police that he murdered nine innocent black people in cold blood inside a Charleston, South Carolina church because he wanted...