Boomer Family Demands Accountability Following Open-Casket Memorial for Dr. Marvin Boomer, Jr.
The couple was struck by a vehicle fleeing California Highway Patrol officers.
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Felecia Lucky to Depart Black Belt Community Foundation
Christopher Spencer, Black Belt Community Foundation Board unanimously appoints Spencer as new CEO and President. Felecia Lucky, who led the Black Belt Community Foundation throughout its entire 21-year history, is leaving to...
Read MoreStarbucks Faces Lawsuit Alleging Discriminatory Application of Restroom Policy
What began as a routine trip to Starbucks quickly escalated into a life-altering traumatic event that Johnson alleges violated civil rights under Washington law.
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National Park Foundation Funds Newly Established Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
As part of the National Park System, the courthouse will preserve the history of the Till family and this important chapter of civil rights history for present and future generations.
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It’s time for a check-in with our sons…
She says of her and her ex-husband’s efforts to check in with her two sons, “we will parent until we die!”
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Derek Chauvin conviction a step in the right direction in the marathon for justice
…in finding him guilty, the process begins of making it right, though it nor the historic civil settlement won’t make the Floyd family whole.
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A Look Inside Ice Cube’s ‘Contract With Black America’
In short, Ice Cube is no longer depending on the “system” to do right by Black Americans and is demanding the attention of our elected officials, starting with the President.
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Time’s Up on Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement
Come on, man, what else does this country need to see before people in power are moved to do something? What needs to happen to spur immediate action?
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With the Death of George Floyd, America Feels the Weight of Blackness
The weight of blackness is not ultimately carried by black Americans, alone. It’s carried by those that see the problem and are willing to say, “he ain’t heavy…” you know the rest.
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Amid Rise in COVID-19 Deaths, “Last Responders” PPE Awareness Fundraising Initiative Helps Protect Funeral Industry Workers
Death care professionals are often not considered when people think of “front line” workers, but in fact their job starts when the medical professionals’ ends.
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The Sunday Massacre That Wasn’t: When Good Guys with Guns Go to Church
What believers choose to do in the wake of yet another church shooting, will have to employ divine wisdom, swift responses and a sharp shooter.
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It’s Time to Get Serious About Racial Reconciliation in the Church
I want to remind you that in the Kingdom of God, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28)
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