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Tulsa Pastors Mark 100 Years Since 1921 Massacre
By Peter Smith TULSA, Okla. (AP) — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood 100 years ago […]
Hundreds Gather With Pastor Robert R.A. Turner at Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Prayer Wall Regarding the Tulsa Massacre of 1921
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist […]
Panel Says Religious Community Must Lead Slavery Reparations
The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the […]
Black Church Leaders Seek Reparations for Tulsa Massacre 100 Years Later
(RNS) — On the first Wednesday in May, as the centennial of the Tulsa massacre approached, the Rev. Robert R.A. […]
Maryland Governor Grants Posthumous Pardons to 34 Black Men Who Were Lynched by White Mobs Over a Period of 100 Years in the State
Maryland’s governor posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were […]
Obamas’ Family Dog Bo Dies Aged 12 From Cancer: Heartbroken Former President Calls Him a ‘True Friend and Loyal Companion’
The Obamas have bid a sad farewell to their family pet Bo who passed away Saturday from cancer. The Portuguese […]
Family of 19-year-old Buffalo State College student pleads for help in finding her after her phone last pinged near Goat Island in Niagara Falls one week ago
The father of a college student who’s been missing for over a week has criticised authorities for acting too slowly […]
White Father and Son Who Shot Dead Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery Are Charged With Federal Hate Crimes While in Jail Awaiting Murder Trial
A white father and son accused of murdering a black jogger while he ran through their neighborhood have had federal […]
Black Louisiana grandfather who family say suffered a seizure is punched and kicked by white cops who claim that he was under the influence and refused to comply with them
A black grandfather was punched and kicked by white police officers after suffering an epileptic seizure while walking his autistic […]
Police officer Kimberly Potter arrested and will be charged with 2nd degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright shooting
Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright after mistakenly drawing her gun instead of her […]
Virginia officer is fired after police release shocking body cam video showing officers pulling their guns on an Army Lieutenant, pepper spraying him and striking him in traffic stop
A Virginia police officer involved in a controversial traffic stop in December where officers drew their guns at a second […]
Rapper DMX Dead at 50
NEW YORK (AP) — DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up […]
Baylor University to erect two statues in honor of first black graduates
The full, unedited report includes key findings on University’s historical connections to slavery and the Confederacy, as acknowledged in June […]
Remembering the Black Female Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement
(RNS) — I have spoken for years about the deeply interfaith nature of the civil rights movement, a beautiful story with the […]
Thomas Craemer on When Reparations Were Paid Out to Slave-owners and Their Descendants
(The Conversation) — The cost of slavery and its legacy of systemic racism to generations of Black Americans has been […]
Lifetime to Premiere Biopic on Life of Gospel Music Icon Mahalia Jackson
LOS ANGELES, CA – Lifetime’s highly anticipated gospel biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” stars Tony Award nominee, SAG, and Grammy® Award-winning actress Danielle […]
Obama Says All Black Americans Should Get Reparations Because the ‘Wealth of This Country Was Built on the Backs of Slaves’ – but Says He Couldn’t Do it as President Due to the ‘Politics of White Resistance’
Barack Obama says reparations for all black Americans are “justified” because the “wealth of this country was built on the […]
