Tag: racism
Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting As Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’
Times staff report
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis will co-lead a Moral Revival mass meeting in Birmingham...
Dove apologizes for Facebook soap ad that many call racist
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Dove is facing heat for a body wash ad showing a black woman taking off her shirt to reveal a...
Violence in Charlottesville: What Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Rep. Terri Sewell...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local political and civil rights leaders and members of Congress said they are disturbed by the violence that ensued during...
Trump victory brings ‘alt-right’ into full view
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Donald Trump’s election is bringing to the fore a strain of race-based politics once so far out...
Data shows why odds of receiving death penalty are higher if...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When it comes to capital punishment in America, blacks are nearly four times more likely to receive the death penalty...
Racism is an Excuse, Really…
by Mahari McTier
My article this week is in response to a letter I read on AL.com. After reading this, it led me to further...
Study: Black College Students Face Mental Health Crisis
Proving their intellectual worth in the face
of racism takes a mental and physical toll
Staff and Wire Reports
According to a recent study, black students who...
Oregon officers turn in police chief, allege racism
(CNN)Alex Stone knew he had no other choice.
The police officer in Clatskanie, Oregon, filed a formal complaint when he allegedly heard the city's police...
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...
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...