As the battle to protect voting rights continues in the nation’s capital — sadly with little success — veteran politician and minority leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, has come under fire for a statement he made that implied Black Americans were not “full” Americans. Bruce Schreiner of The…
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Morehouse Commencement Speaker Robert F. Smith to Pay Off Student Loans of 2019 Grads
Morehouse College’s Class of 2019 received an extraordinary surprise on Sunday morning that will positively affect their future. During graduation exercises at the all-male historically Black college located in Atlanta, billionaire technology investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith, who received an honorary doctorate, told the almost 400 graduates that he’s…
Trump's Government Shutdown Closes MLK Historic Sites
Tuesday was Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and next Monday is our national celebration of the civil rights icon. But school field trips, celebrations, families’ visits to teach children about civil rights and the values of all people being created equally are being canceled due to President Trump’s government shutdown….
Archived: MLK Would be 'Proud' of Trump for Treatment of Latinos and Blacks, Says Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, said that slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be “proud” of what President Donald Trump has done for Blacks and Latinos in the U.S. Bannon was the CEO of Trump’s presidential campaign. Trump gained supporters by calling Mexicans rapists,…
Archived: More Waffle House Mayhem: Black Male in Prom Attire Choked By Cop
There seems to be a trend at Waffle House restaurants that’s hazardous to Blacks and Latinos. Three weeks ago, Travis Reinking opened fire at a Waffle House in Tennessee, killing four people of color, and police used excessive force while arresting a Black woman at a Waffle House in Alabama,…