It took the most life-altering event of the 21st century to finally mute the importance of one of the most significant figures of the second half of the 20th century. Joseph Echols Lowery, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On January 6, 2020, the Black News Channel (BNC) will become the nation’s only 24-hour news and information television network focused primarily on African Americans. The historic launch of the BNC will fulfill the business dream and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) has reintroduced a bill directing Congress to commission a statue of former U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm to be displayed in the United States Capitol. Currently, there are four statues and busts…
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded 110 years ago after a deadly race riot rocked the city of Springfield, Illinois. “Because of the riots in Springfield, that brought about serious conversations and meetings about…
Two community groups and supporters came together to honor a well-known civil rights activist and to demand transit equality. They also demanded city leaders listen to their transit concerns at a bus terminal in Nashville on February 5. The rally,…
(TriceEdneyWire.com) On Dec. 1, 1955, 61 years ago, Rosa Parks took a seat on a bus and rode into history. That was when Parks, a seamstress in Montgomery, Ala., refused to give up her seat on a bus to a…
