Marc Morial
“First Step” In Right Direction on Prison Reform, Urban League’s Morial Tells The Black Star News
Marc Morial. Photo: Facebook As Congress now seems committed to some level of prison reform, Marc Morial who has been at the forefront of ...
After Completing Prison Sentences Everyone Deserves A Second Chance
Marc Morial. Photo-Twitter. This is what Jay Jordan, Second Chances Project Director, Californians for Safety and Justice has said: “I wasn’t informed about the ...
Black Leaders Reject AG Jeff Sessions Bid to gut DOJ’s Civil Rights Protections
AG Jeff Sessions–he’s tongue-tied when it’s time to denounce White extremism hate-crimes. Photo Gage Skidmore-Flickr Several African-American civil rights leaders sent a ...
With Questions About His Legitimacy, Trump Fires Salvo at Omabacare
Trump — with 2.8 million less votes, hardly a mandate The first few days of Donald Trump’s presidency have seen what may be the ...
Violence and The Nation: The Root of unrest is Lack of socio-economic opportunities
Brutal execution of Alton Sterling As demonstrated by the recent acquittals of the Baltimore police officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray, and ...
Blacks Thrive Intellectually In Elite Universities: Justice Scalia’s Flawed Rationale
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson [Commentary] Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is under fire for remarks suggesting that that African-Americans belong at “a less-advanced school, ...
#Black Women’s Lives Matter
Dajerria Becton– manhandled and brutalized [Comment] The McKinney, Texas incident shows that racially-motivated police brutality is not limited to young Black men. A cell ...
Protect The Franchise By Voting — Obama
President Obama shown with Rev. Sharpton REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S 16TH ANNUAL CONVENTION Sheraton New York Hotel. New York, ...
Health: Here’s How ObamaCare Insurance Marketplace Works
Obama: Affordable Care Act may be his lasting legacy [To Be Equal] As President Obama has said, “Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americans ...
Obama Calls For High Voter Turnout As He Vows To Fight Republicans’ Suppression Schemes
Barack Obama at NAN’s annual convention with Rev. Sharpton [Publisher’s Commentary] President Barack Obama yesterday said the best way for people to protect the ...