civil rights movement

(NNPA)—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hasn’t been this alive since 1968. He’s no longer that visually distant, two-dimensional figure, limited to speaking a single sentence...

Week of Jan. 8-14 January 8 1811—The largest slave revolt in American history takes place on this day in 1811. Charles Deslandes leads an estimated 500...

As Nelson Mandela’s body was laid to rest, the leaders from across the world who came to pay tribute to him left with shared...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson — suspended from the series indefinitely after making disparaging remarks about gays — is getting...

Imagine all the things that could be. Go back to school, you could be a doctor or lawyer. Save money, and you could be rich(er)....

HISTORIC DREAM SPEECH—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo) by Freddie AllenFor New Pittsburgh CourierWASHINGTON (NNPA)—The hoopla surrounding the observance the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom often ignores that lack of progress made since 1963 on tough issues such as persistent unemployment and wage disparities, according a newly-issued report.

GEORGE CURRY (NNPA)—In the months leading up to this week’s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, a public opinion poll by ABC News and the Washington Post showed that 76 percent of Americans oppose affirmative action in college admissions. However, a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute showed that 68 percent of Americans favor the principles behind affirmative action.

  ROLAND MARTIN   by Roland Martin (CNN) -- In the age of short attention spans and mass media hopping from one story to...