Archive for August 2015
Lawsuit: White Fla. Teacher Fired for Having Black Boyfriend
Audrey Dudek, a former math teacher at Edgewater High School, says she was fired in 2013 after school officials learned that her then-boyfriend, now husband, is black.
Read MoreCommemorating 52nd Anniversary of the March on Washington
It is not an overstatement to remind the current generation in our country that Dr. King, and so many, many others, “marched” so that it would not be necessary 52 years later for our children and grandchildren to march to tell our nation TODAY, that “Black Lives Matter.”
Read More10 Years After Katrina
Ten years later, it is not exactly right to say that New Orleans is back. The city did not return, not as it was. The city that exists now, a decade later, is a work in progress, an improvisation that is establishing a new normal.
Read MoreRhode Island Church Taking Unusual Step to Illuminate Its Slavery Role
One of the darkest chapters of Rhode Island history involved the state’s pre-eminence in the slave trade. That history will soon become more prominent as the Episcopal diocese here, which was steeped in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, establishes a museum dedicated to telling that story.
Read MoreSt. Louis Neighborhood Erupts Following Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
Heavily armed police deployed tear gas into a North St. Louis City residential neighborhood last night (August 19) in an attempt to quell protests that incited after city police shot and killed an 18-year-old black man, Mansur Bell-Bey.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter videos, Clinton campaign reveal details of meeting
Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter activists had a frank and at times tense discussion last week behind closed doors, and thanks to video released Monday, the American public is now hearing exactly what the two sides said to each other.
Read MoreRacism in the Air You Breathe: When Where You Live Determines How Fast You Die
More African Americans will die from environmental causes than from police brutality this year, yet there is no movement to stop the environmental racism that invades our neighborhoods and homes.
Read MoreIn Ferguson, protesters challenge state of emergency
Police bolstered by emergency orders maintained close watch Tuesday over protest-wracked streets in Ferguson after another night of demonstrations saw multiple arrests and brought new potential flash points.
Read More20-Year-Old Man Shot by Police in Ferguson, Mo., on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
Police say the 20-year-old man began shooting Sunday evening during what had been a relatively calm protest.
Read MoreBy Us, For Us: The Crucial Role of the Black Press
This exhibit gives a short history of the black press, some of the important journalist involved, and the vital role it has played in advancing the ideals of American democracy and supporting African American identity and culture.
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