civil rights

Google Doodle features Chicago civil rights icon Ida B. Wells: http://t.co/SRXM8E618R pic.twitter.com/u4gWxW8N8K — Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) July 16, 2015 Today, Google Doodle celebrates the 135th…

Black America is poised on Saturday to observe Juneteenth, the oldest celebration commemorating the end of slavery and religious oppression. Nearly two years after the…

Your potential replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill: Harriet Tubman http://t.co/4Mwo0A1h6vpic.twitter.com/hOuDuEFkQH — Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 12, 2015 The face of revered abolitionist Harriet…

A 20-month-old boy passed away Saturday morning after being thrown off a bridge by his mother six days prior to his death. The 19-year-old mother…

The school choice battle rages on — public school proponents believe their way of implementing education is the best way, while proponents of charter schools…

Reverend Samuel Mosteller, longtime president of the Georgia Southern Christian Leadership Conference (which was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) said that Black families…

Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…

Kanye West is accused of beating a photographer and smashing his camera. During his deposition, Kanye compared the plight of celebrities to the fight for…

Robbie Tolan was shot by Bellaire police, who claimed he was a burglar with a stolen car, in front of his home New Years Eve 2008. He stopped by The Madd Hatta Morning Show to talk about his case that has reached the Supreme Court. Box listener Devin reacts to the interview:

(HOUSTON) — Houston will unveil a new statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend. The new MLK statue is a powerful reminder of King’s…

Rapper Meek Mill fought the law and the law won. The Philly rapper filed a lawsuit against the city after a 2012 traffic stop Meek…

Anybody that thinks Donald Sterling got a lifetime ban from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver solely because of his racist comments is delusional. This decision was based on $$$. More specifiaclly the $$$ of the other 31 owners. Imagine the blowback if they sat back and did nothing. My grandpa use to tell me “Silence is […]