For Black History Month, elementary school students at P.S. 201 in Flushing, N.Y., were tasked with writing about any prominent historical figure but when a…
Sept. 15, 1963 or Nov. 22, 1963? Which date stands out more in your memory? Most Americans who were alive in 1963 would probably choose…
Afros, locks and naturals – all symbols of a powerful movement that began with the word of John S. Rock, an African-American abolitionist who was…
During part 20 of his weekly series, The Time And What Must Be Done, Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam answered criticism about…
Don’t you just hate it when things don’t pass the smell test? Miguel Suarez’s story ain’t passing the smell test, not with me, anyway. Suarez…
Well, on May 19, we’ll mark what would have been the 88th birthday of Malcolm X. Unfortunately, this year’s celebration of his extraordinary life will…
New information has emerged about the surprising death of Malcolm Shabazz’, the grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X. According to the Associated Press, the…
If a new poll commissioned by BET founder and business magnate Robert Johnson is any indication, the myth of a monolithic Black America has been…
Jesse Jackson Jr. betrayed his devoted black constituents, stuffed his pockets with campaign cash, and now, as a result of his greed and arrogance, his…
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is a much better man than I am. Farrakhan hasn’t filed a lawsuit for slander against the producers of…
Does Malcolm X deserve a federal holiday? Toure, a New York Times best-selling author, thinks so. He penned a Time Magazine column arguing that the civil rights legend is equally deserving of a federal holiday as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. SEE ALSO: Why Obama’s Critics Are Right What would we celebrate on “Malcolm X […]
One good thing about America is that people are given second chances. Many people who have become leaders, businessmen and even politicians have been on the wrong side of the law. Many of these people have turned their lives around and now fight for positive change; and have become role models for people who grew […]
