Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…
What does the Super Bowl have to do with the struggle for civil rights? Let Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. break it down for your real…
Bo Porter, manager of the Houston Astros, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Friday to discuss MLB’s Civil Rights game, Beacon Awards luncheon honoring Maya Angelou…
The NAACP announced recently that Cornell William Brooks, a lawyer and activist, would become the 105-year-old organization’s new national president and CEO. In an interview with The Associated…
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission head Victoria Lipnic  stopped by “NewsOne Now” to discuss employment discrimination in the United States and the legacy of Title XII of the Civil…
Perhaps someone needs to organize a march to protest the King family mess. Bernice King, the daughter of  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., held a…
Is it fair to compare homosexuality and blackness when it comes to discrimination and equal rights? No comparison people make my soul cringe when they compare the two it’s absolutely ridiculous The only comparable thing is discrimination, but I don’t believe that civil rights and gender are on the same level beyond that. Rights are […]
It’s no secret that some of the nation’s school can be unsafe, even dangerous. To address that issue – and solve for others – the…
President Obama has nominated a former Mumia Abu-Jamal lawyer, Debo Adegbile, to head up the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. The nomination…
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech; thousands will descend upon the Washington monument to commemorate what so many marched for 50 years ago. Although this is a special occasion worthy to be celebrated, there is portion of the movement that never got recognize or given the […]
