52 Years Later, a ‘Quest for Justice’ for Murdered Civil Rights Pioneer Continues Published on September 20, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Alberta Jones is the civil rights pioneer almost no one knows. She was Louisville’s first black prosecutor and negotiated the […]
After Shooting 9 People at Charleston’s Emanuel AME, Roof Went Toward 2nd Black Church Published on February 23, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading The man convicted of killing nine worshippers during Bible study at a black church in 2015 drove toward a second […]
Marchers Carry Crosses In Memory of Chicago Murder Victims Published on January 8, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Shara Funches’ eyes scanned the rows of crosses set up on the sidewalk just north of the Chicago River on […]
Smithsonian’s African American Museum Places Religion on Display Published on January 7, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Emmett Till’s casket lies in a room set apart from the open galleries in the section of the National Museum […]
Dylann Roof Conviction Adds to Charleston’s Knotted Mix of Race, Grace, and Injustice Published on December 18, 2016December 19, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading In the summer of 1822, Denmark Vesey planned to destroy Charleston, S.C.
How Charleston’s Oldest Black Church Has Changed After 2015 Shooting Published on June 10, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Just days after the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., last year, the pews at Emanuel AME […]
5 Faith Facts About Harriet Tubman, Who Is Coming to $20 Bill Published on April 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, the Treasury Department has announced.
Hip-Hop Artist Dee-1 and Ben Carson Discuss the African American Community, Flint Water Crisis, and More at BET’s #AllVotesMatter Published on January 28, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading The #AllVotesMatter live stream on the BET website paired the unlikely duo of presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson with Christian […]
Show of Forgiveness by Families of Emanuel AME Church Shooting Victims Inspire a Nation Published on December 27, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading It lasts 13 minutes and 25 seconds.
Ben Carson Struggles to Connect With Black Church Published on December 8, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading When David Bullock, a minister at Greater St. Matthew Church in Detroit, watches Ben Carson center stage at Republican presidential […]
Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant Announces Campaign for U. S. Congress Published on September 19, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Citing Baltimore’s unrest and desire to do more, Pastor Jamal Bryant announces campaign for U.S. Congress.
Urban Archeology Corps Helps Teens Dig Into African-American History Published on September 7, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading In a dense, wooded lot, 17-year-old Justis Jackson lies on a mound of dirt. He doesn’t seem to mind the […]
U. S. Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond Dies at 75 Published on August 16, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading U.S. civil rights leader and former head of the NAACP Julian Bond, who emerged as one of the pre-eminent student […]
Clergy In Ferguson Push for Peace Now, Change Later Published on August 15, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Dontey Carter stood at the head of a column of protesters screaming at police on West Florissant Avenue, the scene […]
Pastor of Atlanta’s Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Mulls Senate Bid Published on August 10, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, said Thursday he is considering a run for […]
Charleston Church Shooter to be Arraigned on Hate Charges Today; Will Face Victims’ Families Published on July 31, 2015August 1, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading Relatives of nine African-Americans killed at a historic South Carolina church may get a second opportunity to address the white […]
New York Reaches Settlement With Eric Garner’s Family, Agrees to Pay $5.9 Million Published on July 13, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading New York City has reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who was killed after being put in […]
Confederate Statue at UNC Chapel Hill Spray-painted with ‘Black Lives Matter’, ‘KKK’ and ‘Murderer’ Published on July 7, 2015July 8, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in African-Americans Continue reading The Silent Sam statue, depicting a Confederate soldier, on the grounds of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill […]