A study of 100 American cities, facilitated by Measure of America (an initiative of the Social Science Research Council), found that segregation is still affecting…
Many African-American stars have nabbed roles in Broadway productions, diversifying the realm of theater. Songstress Brandy is currently playing Roxie Hart in “Chicago” and now…
There was no pomp and circumstance, no procession with classmates, but on Friday a school district in Illinois finally handed Alva Early his high…
What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…
This Photo Of Michelle Obama Will Give You Goosebumps Past and present collide in the image, which was taken in May, showing FLOTUS speaking with…
For those of you who continue to see the best in humanity, allow me to step in like Maleficent on Princess Aurora’s royal unveiling with…
Since 1973, a reunion celebration for graduates of St. Martinville Senior High School in Louisiana has held racially segregated class reunion after-parties. This year, though, organizers…
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — For a moment, someone was actually paying attention to what was going on in Jermaine Wilson’s north Tulsa neighborhood. SEE ALSO:…
TRENTON, N.J.— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is referring to an openly gay state lawmaker as “numb nuts” for comparing him to former segregationist governors from the South. The governor wants the issue of gay marriage put to a public vote. Democrats have criticized him for comments that people involved in the civil rights movement […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: Joseph Hairston enlisted in the Army in 1940 as an 18-year-old and still remembers the cold stares and disgusted gazes of his white commanding officers. Hairston, 87, served in the 599th Field Artillery Battalion and became one of the Army’s first black commissioned officers. He deployed to Italy in 1944 and, like […]
