US Politics

US Politics

With SCOTUS’ Recent Gutting of VRA, Is Dr. King’s Dream Deferred Or Derailed?

Dr. King –surely his ideals still resonate? [Race Matters: Op-Ed] I dream of the beautiful day when racism in America is a thing of ...

TURNING $1 Trillion BLACK SPENDING INTO POLITICAL POWER

[African American Empowerment: The Action Plan] Black people contribute over $1 trillion to the US economy every year but have no substantial economic or ...

Family Condemns Refusal To Indict Haste — Graham Mother Says Officer Killed Her Son “In Cold Blood”

Richard Haste–licensed to kill Family members and supporters of Ramarley Graham rallied in front of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office to express their outrage ...

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“I Don’t Want To Die In Prison” Cancer-Stricken Lynne Stewart Seeks Compassionate Release

[From Democracy Now] Lawyers for imprisoned attorney Lynne Stewart head to federal court today to seek her release from prison. Now 73 years old, ...

RNC Chairman Threatens NBC and CNN Because He Knows Most Corporate Media Have Surrendered Journalistic Integrity

Sheriff Reince Priebus [Speaking Truth To Power] Why did Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus tell NBC and CNN he will seek to boycott their ...

The Dream Defenders Introduce “Trayvon’s Law”

Trayvon’s killer George Zimmerman [The Zimmerman Travesty]   The Dream Defenders will close out its “People’s Session” tomorrow morning with an introduction of “Trayvon’s Law.” ...

More Tributes For Julius Chambers, Court Room Legend And Fighter For Justice

[Remembrance] The NAACP mourns the loss of civil rights icon and attorney Julius L. Chambers, who died August 2. “Julius Chambers was one of ...

Champion of the Courtroom, Dies at 76

Photo: newsobserver.com Civil rights attorney Julius LeVonne Chambers died after a long illness. He was 76. Julius Chambers was a champion of the courtroom. ...

Obama, Black America and the Jobs Crisis

For African Americans, the Great Recession continues. This is both troubling and ironic because it coincides with the administration of the nation’s first black ...

Xenophobia: “So You Too Are Trayvon”

[LAW OF THE LAND] The issue is beyond race and Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. George Zimmerman’s fear of Trayvon Martin led to murder ...