The school choice battle rages on — public school proponents believe their way of implementing education is the best way, while proponents of charter schools…
03/27/15 – Donnell Rawlings explains how he would not have been able to survive during the Civil Rights Movement and …. slavery. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook.…
Fifty years ago, several hundred peaceful protesters marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to underscore the need for Black voting…
According to a new study released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a disparity in the amount of money that African-American workers with…
A group of Black state lawmakers is stepping up pressure on Google, Facebook, Twitter and others to diversify their workforces in 2015 through more robust…
The Almanett Hotel in Gulfport is the only Black-owned hotel in southern Mississippi. In the late ’50’s and 60’s, it was also the site of…
Today, Tuesday November 4th, is election day. Those that came before us made tremendous sacrifices for justice, equality and the right to vote. African Americans and people of various races were beaten, attacked by dogs, hosed, arrested and even KILLED for a right we too often take for granted. More than a right, VOTING IS […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Pentagon program that distributes military surplus gear to local law enforcement allows even departments that the Justice Department has censured…
Did you know that at least 20 states have sentencing policies that allow them to determine the severity of a criminal sentence based on factors…
Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…
Kanye West is accused of beating a photographer and smashing his camera. During his deposition, Kanye compared the plight of celebrities to the fight for…
