CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceLike MLK, These Black Revolutionaries Also Need To Have Their Own National HolidayIt's time to recognize all kinds of Black excellence on a much bigger scale.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 16, 2023
NewsNewsThe U.S. Postal Service Is Honoring John Lewis With A New Stamp And It's Dope AFImages for the stamp have been revealed and it is beyond impressive.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 14, 2022
OpinionOpinionOpinionOpinionOn the 4th of July, Remember John Lewis' Warning About Jan. 6th.The late Congressman was prescient about the perils of extremist rhetoric.ByGevin Reynolds and Jeff NussbaumPublishedJuly 4, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestMichelle Obama & When We All Vote Executive Director Warn not to "Sit Out" of VotingMichelle Obama said in her keynote speech that our democracy is fading and voters must stay engaged now more than…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 14, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeBiden Signs Policing Executive Order On 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd's DeathBiden's executive order will establish a national Law Enforcement Accountability Database and outlaw chokeholds for…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 26, 2022
NewsNewsAlabama Lawmakers Advance Legislation To Alter Name of Selma’s Edmund Pettus BridgeThe new name would be the “Edmund W. Pettus-Foot Soldiers Bridge,” but the lettering on the bridge would remain…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 6, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsFormer KKK Leader Plans to Run for Commissioner of a Georgia County as a ‘White Civil Rights Activist’He once went to prison for beating a Maryland Black man in 1993ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 19, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Terri Sewell Plans to Reintroduce Freedom to Vote Act Upon ReelectionUpon Alabama's latest voter restrictions, Sewell plans to continue to fight for voter freedom in honor of the late…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 14, 2022
NewsNewsFoundation To Honor John Lewis and His Wife, Lillian Miles, Announced On His BirthdayThe foundation also announced a gala to take place on May 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 22, 2022
OpinionOpinionThe Supreme Court Vacancy is an Opportunity for Democrats to Deliver for Black VotersPutting the first Black woman on the Supreme Court moves us one step closer in a long journey towards a more just…ByRep. Ro KhannaPublishedFebruary 8, 2022
NewsNewsSen. Mitch McConnell Has Hurt Feelings Over Backlash From His Black Voter CommentsThe Sen. Minority Leader claims he meant to say "all" Americans, but his recent legislative record doesn't show this.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 26, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersRep. Jamaal Bowman Arrested While Joining Capitol Building Protest For Voting RightsThe New York congressman was one of 27 people arrested by Capitol Police on Thursday.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 21, 2022
NewsNewsSen. Tim Scott Says President Biden's Voting Rights Speech Is "Misleading," Ignoring His Own Party's Role In the MatterSen. Scott speaks on his new series of videos that he deemed "pertinent to the Black community" and managed to fit…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 19, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsSelma native Congresswoman Terri Sewell says Biden Should’ve Spoke Sooner on Voting RightsCongresswoman Terri Sewell speaks on the importance of passing the Freedom to Vote Act and the legislative…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
NewsNewsTell Me Something Good: Biden Wants Changes To the Filibuster For Voting Rights, Groups Want ActionThe president plans to call for specific changes, but some fear it might already be too late.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 11, 2022
OpinionOpinionAfter a Historic 2021 in Politics, Black Women are Gearing up for What Promises to be a Monumental 2022From Kamala Harris to Stacey Abrams, Black women are poised for increased representation at every level of elected…ByGlynda CarrPublishedDecember 29, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersOn MLK Day, His Family Wants To Put Voting Rights Front and Center–Not CelebrationMLK's children are calling on Congress and the Biden Administration to act on voting legislation.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 16, 2021
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryTrailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 29, 2021
NewsNewsJeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to the Obama Foundation in Honor of Late Rep. John LewisOne of the world's most well known billionaires took a break from space travel to donate a large chunk of change.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 24, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersVice President Kamala Harris Calls on Congress to Protect Voting Rights at National Action Network CelebrationThe NAN's 30th anniversary and 67th birthday celebration for its founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, was a platform for…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 2, 2021