Africa Activists, Diplomats to Gather for Ceremony Honoring Hundreds of Enslaved People Who Died in Shipwreck Off South Africa’s Coast
National As Progressives Push to Appeal to Black Voters, Have Messages of Economic Equality Cast a Shadow Over Racial Issues?
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Culture Old Photo Album Offers an Unexpected Glimpse Into the Lives of African-Americans During the 19th Century
featured Police Fatally Shot More Than 300 People in 2015 So Far, Contradicting the Low Ball Numbers of Federal Reports
featured NAACP Launches Investigation Into Controversial Fracking Project in NC Community Already Struggling With Coal Ash
Entertainment Ava DuVernay’s #ARRAY Twitter Takeover Gives New Hope About the Future of Diversity in Hollywood
National UNC Building Honoring KKK Leader Has Been Given a New Name, but Student Activists Aren’t Finished Just Yet
National Floyd Dent Reaches $1.4 Million Settlement After Brutal Police Beating Left Him With Memory Loss
Editor's Picks Pennsylvania Newspaper Apologizes for Running Letter Calling for ‘Public Hanging’ of Obama
Editor's Picks Legal Battle Between B.B. King’s Estate and Children Takes a Twisted Turn With Murder Accusations
National The Potential for Profit and the History of the War On Drugs Leaves the Black Community Divided Over the Legalization of Marijuana
featured Study: Black Teachers Won’t Save Black Students from Receiving Harsher Punishments Than Their White Peers
National Court-Ordered Mediation May Finally Put an End to Dispute Among MLK’s Children Over Father’s Nobel Prize, Bible
National Department of Education Finally Investigates Allegations of Racial Inequities Plaguing New Orleans Public Schools
National Michelle Obama Urges Today’s Young Activists to Go Beyond Protests in Their Push for Equality