African-American History

Racism 

Historic Black School Building In Virginia Vandalized With Racist Signs

October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 William Sanders African Americans, African-American History, Ashburn Old School, black community, Black Lives Matter, Civil rights activism, discrimination, Education, Historic Black School Building In Virginia Vandalized With Racist Signs, institutional racism, racism, racism at school, white supremacy

The 1892 single-room Ashburn Colored School situated in the northern part of Virginia was badly disfigured with racist signs during

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Your Voices 

Osaretin Oghomwen: Black Women Need To Continue Striving

September 30, 2016October 6, 2016 Jake Dubois Activism, African Americans, African-American History, black, black community, Black Lives Matter, Black teen, black women, BlackLivesMatter, Blacks, BLM, Civil rights activism

Black women sometimes find themselves stigmatized and treated undesirably in our society. That, combined with the suppression of women’s rights

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Police Brutality 

Police Brutality Facts: The Case Of Terrence Sterling

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 William Sanders abuse of power, African Americans, African-American History, black, black community, Black Lives Matter, Black News, black people, BlackLivesMatter, Blacks, BLM, Crime., fatal shooting, killer cop, Maryland, Most Popular, police brutal killings, Police Brutality, Police Brutality Facts, police officer, racial bias, racial discrimination, racial profiling, racism, Shooting, shot Black people, shot by the officer, Terrence Sterling, unarmed Black man, video evidence, Washington D.C, white supremacy

To refresh our memories, let me briefly narrate the incident that led to the death of this young unarmed Black

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Activism 

Black Celebrities Add Their Voices: Call For An End To Police Brutalities

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 William Sanders 13th, 13th Amendment, abolishment of slavery, Activism, African Americans, African-American History, Ava Duvernay, black celebrities, black community, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Black movie, Black movie director, Black News, Black teen, black women, BlackLivesMatter, Blacks, BLM, Civil rights activism, Crime., discrimination, end police brutality, filmmaker, incarceration of Black people, New York Film Festival, Philando Castile, Police Abuse, police brutal killings, Police Brutalities, Police Brutality, police misconduct, racial bias, racism, Selma, Terence Crutcher, Terence Crutcher’s death, white supremacy

Multiple award-winning filmmaker, Ava DuVernay broke down when she heard news about Terence Crutcher’s death. Crutcher had been shot by

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Racism 

Black Reparations: U.N. Panel Calls On America To Compensate Blacks

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 William Sanders Activism, African Americans, African-American History, black community, Black History, Black Kids, Black News, Black Reparations, Blacks, Civil rights activism, compensation, human rights, inhuman practices, People of African Descent, petition, police killings, racial bias, racial discrimination, racial profiling, racism, Slavery, U.N., U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, U.N. Panel, U.S. system, United Nations Human Rights Council, white supremacy

A United Nations panel has drawn America’s attention to the fact that they actually owe Blacks a compensation and an

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Police Brutality Video 

Richmond County Jail Inmate Tasered From The Back By The Deputies

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 Matthew Phillips African-American History, Police Abuse, Police Brutality, police misconduct, racism

A recently released video of an incident that happened in August 2015 shows that Richmond County jail deputies shot a

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Activism 

After 100 YRS African-American National Museum Opened In Grand Style

September 24, 2016September 26, 2016 William Sanders Activism, African Americans, African-American History, black, black american culture, Black Americans, black community, black culture, Black History, black history facts, black history museum, BlackLivesMatter, BLM, Civil rights activism, Declaration of Independence, institutional racism, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Politics, racial bias, racial discrimination, racial profiling, racism, white supremacy

The grand opening of the long-awaited museum to showcase the African-American history and culture, at last, came to pass on

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Racism 

Corporate America Ignores Racial Injustice

September 23, 2016September 26, 2016 Matthew Phillips African Americans, African-American History, black community, racial discrimination, racism, white supremacy

Questions arise concerning the role corporate America will take in the fight against injustice, as the Black community continues to suffer from

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Activism 

‘White-Americans Made You Sin:’ Farrakhan Tells Black People

September 20, 2016September 22, 2016 William Sanders Activism, African Americans, African-American History, black community, Black History, Louis Farrakhan, Union Temple Baptist Church, ‘White-Americans Made You Sin:’ Farrakhan Tells Black People

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam on Sunday took to the pulpit of the Union Temple Baptist

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