MSNBC’s PoliticsNation host Reverend Al Sharpton said that critics shouldn’t judge Paula Deen by her use of the word “ni**er” decades ago, reports TMZ.com. “A…
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Don’t talk about it, be about it. Someone said that to me once when I was just a little girl. At first, I was annoyed,…
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In an interview with Amy Goodman of “Democracy Now,” our dear brother, Dr. Cornel West, said that while he’s happy that Mitt Romney didn’t win…
The 43rd Annual African-American Day Parade was held this past Sunday in Harlem and I along with several of my well educated, culturally savvy African-American…
A planned “silent march” organized by civil rights leaders and supporters to protest the use of an aggressive and racially motivated policing tactic took place…
Last week, civil rights leaders gathered for a teleconference to announce an upcoming march aimed to call attention to the racially charged and controversial practice…
While folks like Cicely Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, Maya Angelou, Voncile Mallory (my mother) and others are gracefully aging, we younger folks aren’t doing as well.…
This year’s participants include: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Valerie B. Jarrett, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, entertainer and author Common, activist and talk show host the Rev. Al Sharpton, political commentator and talk show host Roland Martin, singer/actress Melba Moore, Broadway choreographer George Faison, poet […]
