Posts in category Black News

By ALVA JAMES-JOHNSON The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer COLUMBUS, Ga. — Tony Watkins has fond memories of spending time with his great-grandmother in Lowndes County, Alabama. Mary …

Black activists in Miami-Dade County are asking the Miami-Dade County School Board (MDCSB) to review audited findings of a disparity study that reveal the possibility …

By BRUCE SMITH and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed a black man in …

PHOTO COURTESY OF MEACSWACSPORTS.BLOGSPOT.COM ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A civil rights attorney who helped secure more than $500 million for publicly funded historically black schools in …

PHOTO COURTESY OF HOME DEPOT Ann-Marie Campbell is president of the Southern Division of The Home Depot. She is responsible for the sales and operations …

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMAICANS.COM   MIRAMAR — Destiny, the longest running film at the box office in Jamaican history, made its U.S. premiere March 30 …

Photo Courtesy of lifeinlegacy.com PATTERSON, Calif. (AP) — Leslie A. Williams, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen, which broke the military color barrier during …

PHOTO COURTESY OF TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH By GLORIA SHUTTLESWORTH WEST PALM BEACH — A church that has been a source of inspiration and empowerment …

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BROWARD PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE LAUDERDALE — Why has racism in police departments across the United States seemed to have gotten worse …

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BROWARD PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE FT. LAUDERDALE — Why has racism in police departments across the United States seemed to have gotten …