By Brian Figeroux, Esq. January 2025, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that have significant implications for civil rights in the United States. These actions, encompassing areas such as diversity initiatives, immigration policies, and LGBTQ+ rights, represent a marked shift in federal policy. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a staunch advocate for […]
BUFFALO, NEW YORK/ USA – JUNE 4TH, 2020: Demonstration Anti-Racism protest in Buffalo New York in response to George Floyd’s death. Peaceful Protesters take over downtown Buffalo and Allen town. (Shutterstock) By Maribel Hastings and David Torres, America’s Voice As unfortunate as Saturday’s deadly shooting was in Buffalo, New York, which claimed the lives of […]
Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 30, 2020: A woman holds up a sign saying “Black Lives Matter.” Thousands gathered in downtown Grand Rapids to protest the death of George Floyd. (Shutterstock) By Safia Samee Ali, NBC News GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In a broad hall of a newly renovated church along Martin Luther King Jr. Street […]
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie attends former Governor Andrew Cuomo signing ‘Say Their Name’ police reform agenda package at office on 633 3rd Avenue. – New York, NY – June 12, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Denis Slattery, NY Daily News ALBANY — Members of the Central Park Five are putting legislative leaders on notice over a bill […]
By Victoria Falk, An Exclusive This Black History Month is an appropriate time to look back at the Black Lives Matter movement’s impact on the world and examine its relevance today. Three African-American females, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi, are credited with co-founding the Black Lives Matter social justice movement to fight racism […]
Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington DC. (Shutterstock) By Joshua F.J. Inwood, The Conversation More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice. These issues are stopping the country from developing into […]
By Vicki Crawford, The Conversation An avid reader King read voraciously across a wide range of topics, everything from the “The Diary of Anne Frank” to “Candide.” Of course, he also read about theology and religion and philosophy and politics. But he especially enjoyed literature and the works of Leo Tolstoy. The Morehouse College Martin […]
Actor Sidney Poitier at the gala screening of “The Da Vinci Code” at the 59th Annual International Film Festival de Cannes. May 17, 2006 Cannes, France. 2006 Paul Smith / Featureflash (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW Mr. Sidney Poitier – pioneer, trailblazer, legend – passed away at age 94. He was best known […]
Three white men were accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man.
Protestors gather at the demonstration for Ahmaud Arbery organized by the NAACP of Georgia at the Glynn County Cort House. – Brunswick, GA USA May 8, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Bill Hutchinson, ABC News A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murder on Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 18 months after the 25-year-old […]
Even after a racial justice awakening, the effects of climate change and natural disaster reflect deep inequality.
By Rashad Robinson, Salon With nearly two months left of this year’s turbulent hurricane season, thousands of Louisianans are entering their sixth straight week without power following Hurricane Ida. Meanwhile, displaced residents in search of adequate shelter for their families are piling into any neighbors’ homes that are still intact, some with up to 10 […]