
Sen. Bernie Sanders sat down for a late lunch with rapper Killer Mike on Monday, just hours before the rapper introduced the Democratic presidential candidate at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia.
by Kipp Jones23 Nov 2015, 6:14 PM PST0

As of Friday morning, Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis sits in jail for her refusal to hand out state licenses for same-sex marriages. She cited her First Amendment religious liberty in her defense. She was arrested after being held in
by Ben Shapiro4 Sep 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida voted 4-1 on Wednesday night to rename a stretch of Old Dixie Highway as “Barack Obama Highway.”
by John Hayward20 Aug 2015, 7:57 AM PST0

The A.J. Mustie Institute, named after a famous pacifist, started with the express purpose of “supporting nonviolence and social justice.” Now, the institute has a new executive director and has sent out a fundraising letter from convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. The letter includes a 2013 photo of the new director, Heidi Boghosian, and Mumia sharing beaming smiles and a hug.
by Spyridon Mitsotakis7 Apr 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

A couple of days after Rihanna premiered her new single “American Oxygen” at the March Madness Music Festival in Indianapolis, the music video for the song debuted.
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Apr 2015, 6:31 PM PST0

Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks in Selma, AL, “echoed”—according to a report by The Hill—Obama’s comments on Saturday that “the march is not yet over.”
by Dan Riehl8 Mar 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

Ahead of his travel to Selma, President Obama says that, although there have been “great strides” in opportunities for African-Americans in public life, there are still some challenges that require action.
by Charlie Spiering6 Mar 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

Actress Mo’Nique Hicks, who won an Academy Award in 2010 for her role in the film Precious and said in February she had been “blackballed” by the film industry, is now comparing her struggles with those of Martin Luther King Jr.
by Kipp Jones4 Mar 2015, 9:32 AM PST0

On February 23 Cornell University held an event to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry was the guest speaker, and during her speech she took time to say she hoped Trayvon Martin “whooped the sh*t out of George Zimmerman” before Zimmerman shot him in self-defense.
by AWR Hawkins26 Feb 2015, 4:53 AM PST0

Newly-hired Jeb Bush campaign chief technology officer (CTO) Ethan Czahor is under fire for past tweets that referred to women as “sluts” and mocked gay men, but others have surfaced that have a racial bent.
by Dan Riehl10 Feb 2015, 5:49 PM PST0

Director Ava DuVarney’s third feature film is impressive on many levels. Yet, given its potent subject matter, other than a few scenes, “Selma” is emotionally flat and uninspiring. This is especially surprising in the wake of the George Zimmerman and
by John Nolte9 Jan 2015, 12:44 PM PST0

Selma director Ava DuVernay was speaking at a luncheon in New York on Tuesday when she was told her audience, “I’m not gonna argue history” in response to a question about her film’s version of events regarding former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s role in the civil rights movement.
by Kipp Jones7 Jan 2015, 5:34 PM PST0

The stakes are pretty high for “Selma,” a historical biopic about the landmark 1965 civil rights march that focuses on the relationship between civil rights leader Martin Luther King and President Lyndon Johnson. Even before it hit screens, the critically-acclaimed
by John Nolte5 Jan 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

Madonna issued an apology on her Facebook page late Friday night, just hours after she came under fire for posting several altered images of civil rights leaders to social media in order to promote her new album.
by Kipp Jones3 Jan 2015, 1:11 PM PST0

Legendary pop star Madonna found herself the subject of ridicule online Friday after she altered and posted several photos of prominent black icons to social media, in an apparent attempt to link them to her new album.
by Kipp Jones2 Jan 2015, 4:37 PM PST0

Unlike citizens in 1968, we have to be smart enough to keep the pressure on our Senators and Representatives so they know we are not looking for a crackdown on guns, but a crackdown on lawlessness.
by AWR Hawkins30 Dec 2014, 6:34 PM PST0