civil rights

All month and all year we continue to lift up our rich and proud ancestry and history and remember the triumphs and challenges we’ve had living in the United States of America. Today we remember the Orangeburg Massacre which happened on this day February 8th back in 1968 in South Carolina. A tragic night that […]

Virgina Confederate Statue Removed We have so many confederate representations from statues, sculptures, plaques, and more to glorify that era of American history and recently the commitment to have them removed has been persistent. Now Charlottesville Virginia has taken the next step to recognize the importance of what these statues represent and this weekend removed a […]

The Buzz… The FBI and the DOJ,  Department of Justice is getting involved in some of these police fatal shootings.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed Tuesday that it will investigate the killing of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who died after police shot him during an arrest in North Carolina last week. “The […]

There has been a shift in this country with the recent tragic incidents being brought to light with the death of George Floyd and other victims. More and more companies have dedicated resources, donated money, or in the case of Uber eats offered discounts for black owned companies to help them through the pandemic. Well […]

The Democratic National Convention event will be held virtually this year due to covid-19 pandemic and is set to host a list of notable speakers all in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ run for the White House. Also set to happen during the Democratic National Convention is a tribute to honor the late […]

The United States of America is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. which granted women the right to vote. In celebration of that achievement, the USA Today Network asked all 50 states and the District of Columbia to each choose 10 women who have made significant contributions to their respective states and country. […]

Currently there is a modern day civil rights movement taking place in this country as people are coming together from all races around the globe in an attempt to push for change when it comes to social injustice, police reform and the state of black and brown people. This movement has brought more attention to […]

You’ve seen the viral video, now watch the police body cam footage. A video went viral from an incident involving a Baltimore police officer and a civilian women where the women was asked to get out of her car after it seems she makes a u turn towards the officers who were giving here directions […]

Cartoonist Glenn McCoy who caught heat Tuesday for depicting U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos as Ruby Bridges -- the African-American girl in Norman Rockwell's southern school desegregation painting "The Problem We All Live With" -- explained his controversial decision Wednesday.

Dr. King was a dissident. Never forget that the man mainstream America now heralds as a proponent of peace was once considered an outlaw and a threat by the same society that now praises him. We carefully pick and choose King quotes that make us comfortable. DR. KING WAS A PEACEFUL MAN BUT HE WAS […]