Southern Baptis Convention Leader Richard Land said in an interview that black men are more statistically likely to do you harm than a white man. If you read this article and don’t understand that apathy is no longer an option, I wonder how many more Trayvon Martin’s will have to die before we get it. […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to live on. His name is synonyms with peace, equality, intelligence and greatness around the world (like that of other influential leaders such as Mohandas Gandhi). RELATED: Top 5 Martin Luther King Jr. Speeches [Video] His most famous speech I Had a Dream is reviewed each year this time […]
We all have plans, schedules and agendas, and our ego – the human side of us – makes us think sometimes that what WE have to do takes precedence over everything else. For the past month, my mind has been on two main issues: The MLK Memorial and march led by Rev. Al, and what […]
An editorial in this week’s New York Amsterdam News, the legendary Black newspaper of New York, highlights the rise of Rev. Al Sharpton’s storied civil rights organization The National Action Network, which will celebrate its 20th year of operation April 6-9 at their national convention in New York City. Related: NewsOne Columnist Rev. Al Sharpton […]
A panel assembled by The Grio has ranked the 25 most influential African American leaders of all time. Here are the top ten: 1. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Barack Obama 3. W.E.B. Du Bois 4. Thurgood Marshall 5. Malcolm X 6. Frederick Douglass 7. Harriet Tubman 8. Rosa Parks 9. Ida B. Wells-Barnett 10. […]
President Barack Obama disregarded a record snowstorm in D.C. Wednesday and hosted a one-hour conference at the White House with three prominent civil rights leaders who were invited to the Oval Office for the first time since Obama took office.
