By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice...
Taylor Wofford, NEWSWEEK NEW YORK (Newsweek)—A new report released Monday by New York City’s police inspector general found the New York Police Department frequently ignored the...
Taylor Wofford, NEWSWEEK NEW YORK (Newsweek)—A new report released Monday by New York City’s police inspector general found the New York Police Department frequently ignored the...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Patrick Lynch, do you remember Oscar Grant? And if you do, Mr. “leader” of the New York Police Department Union,...
Jonathan Allen, REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters)—A New York judge is due to hear arguments on Monday whether to make public records of a grand jury...
Rebecca Macatee, E! ONLINE (EOnline.com)—Nicki Minaj isn’t one of the artists caught up in a racially fueled Twitter war at the moment, but that doesn’t...
During this wonderful Christmas season, I would like to offer my Christmas wish list for Black America. Love – my first wish. It is so easy...
(Reuters) – From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a number of black NYPD officers say they have...
Over 300 Jews, joined a few non-Jews, marked Chanukah, the holiday of liberation, by taking over the streets of downtown San Francisco, marching, praying, laughing, and...
Rallying to support Marcus Books – Oakland’s historic African American bookstore – Delroy Lindo hosted the “Black Men Speak” series last Saturday with Danny Glover, Shabaka...
A large group of community members and faith leaders marched down University Avenue in Berkeley on Dec. 14 – recognized as “Black Lives Matter Sunday” in...
By Judith Scherr More than 100 people came to a raucous Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday to vent their anger at what they said was police...
The protests began in Ferguson, exploding after the prosecutor announced that the policeman who killed Michael Brown would not be brought to trial. They spread across...
By Ron Busby, Sr., President of U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce This one is different. We didn’t see George Zimmerman kill Trayvon Martin or...
Oakland Unified School District’s new superintendent Antwan Wilson has released a statement urging educators to look at how their work will be affected by the “Black...
By Post Staff and news reports Protests have erupted in cities across the country following a grand jury decision clearing a white New York City...
Leaders of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund participated in a White House meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Monday, while Al Sharpton...