COMMENTARY: Blacks are sitting ducks after Gov. Abbott lifts mask mandate
By: Roy Douglas Malonson Greg Abbott has lost his damn mind! The Texas governor announced this week that Texas will be reopening at 100 % and he is lifting the mask mandate. With all of the statistics and everything going on, why would he choose to do that when we know that, not only
IN MEMORIAM: Vernon Jordan dead at 85
Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., a renowned civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton died Monday at the age of 85.
COMMENTARY: The Corrupt GOP pursuit of power
Lack of God-conscience is the spiritual root cause of the socio-economic-political problems plaguing American society.
Former cop makes deathbed confession in role of Malcolm X’s murder
Malcolm X’s family is asking for the reopening of his murder investigation after the deathbed confession of a former New York police officer who claims he, the NYPD and the FBI were involved in the assassination. The letter was released to the public on the anniversary of Malcolm Xâs death. The letter, which was written
Know your ‘Black History’: Mary Ellen Pleasant
We’ve all heard of Madame CJ Walker, who is famously thought to be the first Black female millionaire, but have you ever heard of Mary Ellen Pleasant? Her story is quite extraordinary and illustrates how a savvy Black cook, who was deemed “invisible” by whites, used financial tips she picked up while eavesdropping on wealthy White businessmen she served, lead her to become a multimillionaire.
IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across the Jim Crow South — during the struggle for civil rights and racial equality, was 80. His death came just hours after another the passing of another civil rights icon, Rev. C.T. Vivian, who was 95.
