Bill Cosby’s Confused Notions of ‘Responsibility’

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report May 7, 2018 Black America should have denounced the comedian long ago. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Protests Force Starbucks to Ditch ADL From Leading Anti-Racism Training

Marjorie Cohn / Consortiumnews May 3, 2018 An outcry over the inclusion of the Anti-Defamation League, an Jewish nongovernmental organization, as a lead member of upcoming anti-racism training forced the coffee company to back down. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘The Apostle of Nonviolence’: Nation Honors Martin Luther King Jr.

ERRIN HAINES WHACK, ADRIAN SAINZ and KATE BRUMBACK / The Associated Press Apr 4, 2018 The civil rights leader's daughter, the Rev. Bernice A. King, recalls her father's message of peaceful protest on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Grandmother of Slain Sacramento Man Calls for Police Changes

DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 The grandmother of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police calls for changes in the way police confront suspects. She says officers could have used a police dog or a Taser against her grandson. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

NAACP Sues Over U.S. Policy on Haitian Immigrants

JENNIFER KAY / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2018 The rights group acts against the Homeland Security Department, citing Trump’s comments about immigrants and their home countries as evidence of racial discrimination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign Reborn

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 11, 2018 A new coalition forms to advance the civil rights leader's call for “a radical redistribution of economic and political power.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NAACP Warns Black Travelers Against American Airlines

Emily Wells / Truthdig Oct 25, 2017 The organization issues an advisory with four examples of black passengers being forced to give up their seats or being removed from flights unjustly. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Former Police Officer Acquitted in the Death of Anthony Lamar Smith

By Jim Salter / AP Sep 15, 2017 Protesters march in the streets of downtown St. Louis after the verdict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Alliance of Activists Converging in Georgia to Launch Voting Rights Project

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 27, 2017 Investigative reporter Greg Palast is part of the nationwide effort to stop ballot-purging and voter suppression, as are the Civil Rights Center, the ACLU, the NAACP, Common Cause and others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders and Civil Rights Leaders Demand Workers’ Rights at Nissan Factory

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Mar 6, 2017 If corporations can "stop workers in Mississippi from forming a union, they can keep wages down in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania," Sanders tweets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Hidden Figures’ Jeff Sessions Wants to Keep in the Shadows

By Bill Moyers / Moyers & Company Jan 13, 2017 A new movie reminds us of past racial injustice as a new administration tries to turn back the clock. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )