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Pac-12 football players threaten boycott

College Football players have increasingly recognized their ability to create change, both in their communities and their personal lives. This call for a boycott is the most recent example.

‘I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired’

James E. Causey brilliantly examines the plight of Black America and Black Milwaukee specifically. Connecting the turmoil of today to sixty years worth of history.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – 45 Wisconsin Communities Protest

As video of George Floyd’s death spread across the US, protests followed in major cities — as well as unexpected small cities and tiny virtually all-white towns around Wisconsin.

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – How Black Lives Matter Protests Have Changed The World

In the month since George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police, the world has witness some of the most engaged, passionate and determined anti-racism protests and calls-to-action in recent memory.

What each of us can do to end racism

By Diana Diaz-Granados, La Crosse Tribune The recent killings of black Americans that have sparked protests around the country are not anomalies: Before George Floyd was Eric Garner; before Ahmaud…

Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Houston Bids Goodbye to George Floyd

George Floyd’s funeral and the public viewing that preceded it a day earlier have been a counterpoint to the fury that his death touched off in cities across America.

Some Exhibits to Come – I Am Somebody! The Freedom Struggle

A sample list of exhibits planned for this gallery.

NOW: Free At Last?

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NOW: Free At Last? Introduction   By the 1980s, Black America came to another roadblock in the long struggle to full equality. After the Civil Rights and Black Power movements,…

I Am Somebody! The Struggle for Justice

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I Am Somebody! The Struggle for Justice Introduction   The struggle for justice and equal rights stretched across the entire 20th Century. But we call the especially active years of…

49ers Cheerleader Takes A Knee During National Anthem

By Carla Herreria A cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers kneeled during the national anthem on Thursday during a game against the Oakland Raiders at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara,…