“Jay-Z” Did Not Sell Out, He Bought In
Jay-Z. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said: “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at…
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Protection Against Harsh Punishments That Force Children Out of Schools
Donald Trump. His Education and Justice Departments set to place students of color at additional disadvantage. Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr In January 2014, the U.S. Departments of Education and…
My Activism For Justice Was Inspired by Dr. King
Photo: Dr. King Portrait by Betsy G. Reyneau--Wikipediacommons I was marching on Broad St. and Market St. in downtown Newark, NJ with 100 other people last week on…
I Have Been To The Mountaintop — Dr. King’s Message of Economic Empowerment
Dr. King delivering his last speech. Photo: YouTube The following is excerpted from Dr. Martin Luther king's last speech at the Mason Temple, before he was assassinated the…
“Green Book” – Not Our Story; His-Story, Their Fiction
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in "Green Book" Dr. Manning Marable, in “Escaping From Blackness: Racial Identity and Public Policy,” September 2000 put it this way: “The greatest…
“Fake News”? Without Courageous Media Civil Rights Progress Would Have been Delayed
Pioneering journalist Ida B. Wells. Source: YouTube Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., knew the power of media and once observed: "The brutality with which officials would have quelled…
As Trump’s Approval Plunges Channel Dr. King’s Lessons To Progressive Movement
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, in his from Beyond Vietnam speech, on April 4th, 1967 said “Our only hope today lies in our…
What Books Are Your Children Reading This Summer: Diversity in Knowledge Sources
One Crazy Summer Do your children love the books on their summer reading lists? Are your children reading about diverse cultures and books that reflect their experience or…
New Year 2016: Violence Is Still Order Of The Day
Our era challenges even the optimism Dr. King held Whither America Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, on December 10, 1964, said,…
#LetsBuyBlack365 Launched For Black Economic Empowerment
Panelists: Muhammad, Cornegy, moderator Grant, Kambon, Dr. Kambon and Riddick. Photo: Black Star News No one was there to blame anyone about the many challenges facing African American…