Annual Symposium 2014: The Future of Civil Rights
Sponsored by Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Citizenship Education Fund.
Delvin Barnes To Be Tried First In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of abducting a Philadelphia woman just weeks after a similar Virginia crime will be tried first in the…
Ads Aim to Shake Dedicated African-American Vote
When it comes to a dedicated voting segment, African-American voters have remained true. “African-American voters are in many ways the most loyal voters to…
U.S. To Recognize Same-Sex Marriage In 6 New States
The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states and extending federal benefits to those couples, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday….
Obama Moves Into Campaign Mode
Marching onto the campaign trail for the first time this year, President Barack Obama cast Democrats’ success in this year’s midterm elections as a…
City Leaders Say Police Unions Have Obstructed Stop-And-Frisk Reform In New York
It’s a story Nicholas Peart has told many times. On his 18th birthday, he walked to a Brooklyn McDonald’s with his cousin and a…
17 Arrested In Latest Ferguson Protests
Officers arrested 17 protesters and used pepper spray to subdue some of them Sunday in a St. Louis neighborhood not far from the suburb…
LGBT Kids Of Color Are More Likely To Be Disciplined In School, Study Shows
Tanayshia Price, a 15-year-old black student who identifies as queer, says she has been suspended from school more times than she can count. “I…
Howard University Hospital Testing Patient for Ebola
The D.C. Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Oct. 4 that a patient being treated at Howard University…
Michael Dunn found guilty of 1st-degree murder in loud-music trial
Jurors found Michael Dunn guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Dunn’s parents were in the courtroom…