Search Results

Corporate America’s $50 billion promise

After the death of George Floyd, corporate America promised African American’s millions of dollars towards economic development, but has it been successful?

The Enemy Within

Over a decade after the FBI first issued its warning, American police departments remain an attractive option for white supremacists seeking work.

California Becomes First State in America to Approve Statewide High School Ethnic Studies Curriculum

California leads the country by implementing ethnic studies education programs in their high schools.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – ‘We’re not stopping’: Community organizers are focusing on local policy changes for 2021

Entering into the new year of 2021 Wisconsin’s community organizers have vowed to keep pushing for meaningful, local change.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – In 2020, Protests Spread Across The Globe With A Similar Message: Black Lives Matter

The Black Lives Matter movement became an international phenomenon in 2020. As protesters took to the streets in cities across the U.S. in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minn., so did demonstrators in other countries — all with a similar message: Black lives matter.

How Black Parents Survived 2020

As this difficult year of racial reckoning and a global pandemic draws to a close, six African American families share how they have coped.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – What We Know About the Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia

On Monday afternoon, two Philadelphia police officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man who was armed with a knife. In the nights that followed, protesters clashed with officers in the streets, and city officials imposed a curfew to try to curb the unrest.

Black Art and Poetry Elevate a Tribute to Civil Rights Leaders

With the unprecedented times of CoVid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement, black artists are honoring civil rights leaders while celebrating African-American contribution to art and culture.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Nigeria’s #EndSARS protesters draw inspiration from BLM movement

In Lagos, Nigeria protesters gain momentum in their movement against the rogue police group, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) owing much to Black Lives Matter.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – ‘Kettling’ of demonstrators at protest could end up costing taxpayers millions

An international organization whose work advocating for refugees, political prisoners and victims of violence worldwide said Wednesday the NYPD intentionally and illegally carried out a massive attack on peaceful protesters. The event could end up costing taxpayers big time.