32% of Black Homeowners Believe Their Home’s Value Was Unfairly Appraised

32% of Black Homeowners Believe Their Home’s Value Was Unfairly Appraised

By Denny Ceizyk, Lending Tree  Black Americans frequently face challenges achieving homeownership, even in areas with large Black populations, according to a 2021 LendingTree study. Those fortunate enough to overcome financial hurdles to become homeowners may face a different obstacle: appraisal discrimination. The newest LendingTree survey finds that more than 1 in 5 Americans who’ve […]

Critics Denounce Racist Double Standard of Western Media’s Ukraine Coverage

“If your response to war in Ukraine is ‘they’re just like us,’ remember that so are the people of Yemen, Syria, Kurdistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine,” said one British lawmaker.

Critics Denounce Racist Double Standard of Western Media’s Ukraine Coverage

By Julia Conley, The Real News The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association on Sunday was among those criticizing coverage from major international news outlets which suggested the Ukrainian people are more worthy of sympathy than victims of other military conflicts in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere outside of Europe. A viral video showing a […]

New Evidence of Discrimination Against Black Coaches in the NFL Since 2018

New Evidence of Discrimination Against Black Coaches in the NFL Since 2018

By Joshua D. Pitts, The Conversation Boldly going where no NFL coach has gone before, recently fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores put his future career at stake and filed a class-action lawsuit against the league, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Dolphins, alleging discriminatory hiring practices among team owners. Coincidentally, […]

Black Lives Matter – 10 Years Later

Black Lives Matter – 10 Years Later

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 […]

‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply to Black People, as Revealed in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply to Black People, as Revealed in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery addresses pastors and supporters during Wall of Prayer event held outside of the Glynn County Courthouse. – Brunswick, GA USA – November 18 2021 (Shutterstock) By Barbara Harris Combs, The Conversation  The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. […]

MLK’s Vision of Love as a Moral Imperative Still Matters

MLK’s Vision of Love as a Moral Imperative Still Matters

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 […]

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College

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 […]

Racial Justice Commission Delivers Landmark Proposals to Office of the City Clerk

Racial Justice Commission Delivers Landmark Proposals to Office of the City Clerk

Various activists groups marched demanding climate and racial justice. – New York City, New York/USA September 20, 2020 (Shutterstock) December 28, 2021 – NEW YORK – The New York City Racial Justice Commission, the first of its kind in the nation, formed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, today marched from Foley Square to the Office of […]

‘Guilty’: Jury Finds All 3 Men Guilty of Murder in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Three white men were accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man.

‘Guilty’: Jury Finds All 3 Men Guilty of Murder in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

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 […]