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Welcoming Tawanda Mutasah as AJWS’s new President and CEO
Zimbabwe-born Mutasah has worked for organizations around the globe, mostly recently Oxfam America, in his quest for human rights.
Read MoreThe most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
Paul Robeson’s refusal to condemn the Soviet Union led to his isolation by white America and Black institutions.
Read More5 Things to Know: Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.
Here are five lesser-known facts about the life and legacy of the venerable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Read MoreSweet thing: a personal look at a photographer’s Cuban slavery heritage – photo essay
Artist Jorge Luis Alvarez Pupo uses sugar, which his ancestors were forced to cultivate, as part of his medium when depicting them.
Read MoreDr King and Our Authoritarian Crisis
While we recognize Martin Luther King Day, we must also recognize what the political environment we live in means for equality and justice.
Read MoreBernice King continues to carry her father’s legacy, but along her own path
Bernice A. King run’s the nonprofit that bears her fathers name and recognizes his life and work every year on Martin Luther King Day.
Read MoreClaudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86
Colvin was just 15 when she was arrested for not giving up her bus seat in 1955, becoming a plaintiff in a case that helped end segregation.
Read MoreWhy Afro-Venezuelans Oppose U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
Those people who are the most at risk from unstable politics and economics are hesitant to celebrate the USA’s intervention.
Read MoreWhere to Find Black-Owned Bookstores Across the U.S.
Black-owned bookstores offer culturally rich reads that big retailers often miss delivering connection and stories worth supporting.
Read MoreThis Is the America Black People Have Always Known
Renee Nicole Good’s killing is part of a system Black Americans have long warned the country about.
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