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Separate water fountains for Black people still stand in the South

In this 1938 image, a Black boy uses a fountain marked ‘Colored’ at a North Carolina county courthouse. Getty Images  – thinly veiled monuments to...

Rustin: Man behind March on Washington gets his due

Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in “Rustin.” The cast of “Rustin” includes Glynn Turman as A. Phillip Randolph, Aml Ameen as Dr. Martin Luther...

Supreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ’s Great Society – affirmative action

by Travis Knoll, University of North Carolina – Charlotte Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably...

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

by Jerald Podair, Lawrence  University As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my...

What America’s voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights

by Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil...

Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’t

President Lyndon Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which aimed to do away with racial discrimination in the law. But discrimination persisted. AP file...

Blackonomics…White acceptance will never lead to wealth in the Black community

Black folks in America have been so successfully programmed that many of us are still psychologically enslaved to the point that we truly believe...

Don’t overlook contributions of Clarence Mitchell

Looking at our nation and noting where we have come since 1965 gives us reason to celebrate. However, in our celebration we should be...

Talk is no substitute for action

(NNPA)—Have you ever seen a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taking part of a panel discussion? It’s likely he didn’t have time...

A.G. Gaston: Find a need and fill it

(NNPA)—One of the greatest entrepreneurs in this nation, Arthur George Gaston, offered these wise words of advice to prospective business owners: “Find a need...

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