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A Close-up Look at ‘The Good Negro’
Posted on 19 February, 2013 | No CommentsHOLLYWOOD-The Civil Rights Movement brought a lot of victories in the struggle for equality for African Americans. Without the relentless... -
Why the New Minorities are Joining the Democratic Party
Posted on 21 December, 2012 | No CommentsThe Republican Party today has a race neutral and culturally accommodating philosophy. What that means is that they pretend that... -
Landslide Victory for LGBT Equality Up and Down the Ballot
Posted on 7 November, 2012 | No CommentsFrom marriage campaigns to reelecting President Obama and other priorities, LGBT Americans were the big winners on election night WASHINGTON, Nov.... -
Blacks Can’t Lose Sight of Social Justice
Posted on 16 October, 2012 | No CommentsCommentary By M. Starita Boyce Ansari, Ph.D. (Black News)-Fifty years ago, Americans from community after community came together and committed... -
Red States Top List for Online Daters Looking for Interracial Love
Posted on 11 October, 2012 | No CommentsRENO, Nev., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – As per usual, the 2012 election heats up to a frenzy as the country is divided... -
NAACP Leader Was A Giant Among Men
Posted on 30 July, 2012 | No CommentsHeroes sometimes relinquish their immortal status and become human. Once they become human they become mortal like the rest of... -
AG Holder Talks Trayvon Martin, MLK & Civil Rights
Posted on 11 April, 2012 | No CommentsDepartment of Justice-Washington, D.C.-Attorney General Eric Holder spoke on a myriad of topics at the National Action Network’s 14th Annual... -
Freedom’s Sisters Get their Due
Posted on 14 September, 2011 | No CommentsBlack women’s contributions to this nation have been largely obscured and rendered nearly obsolete in history books. But the truth... -
Joyner’s Backing of NAACP Draws Scrutiny from Pastor
Posted on 16 March, 2011 | No CommentsIt must be something in the water. It turns out that the raging controversy over the NAACP’s decision to laud... -
Civil Rights Groups Call For Immediate Moratorium On Home Foreclosures
Posted on 11 October, 2010 | No CommentsThe immediate question is now that Bank of America has put the brakes on home foreclosures will other banks and... -
Fishburne Delivers in “Thurgood”
Posted on 12 July, 2010 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Westwood-To get an full appreciation of Lawrence Fishburne’s creative skills as one of the premier actors...