Posts in category Civil Rights

A small bedroom was set up near the kitchen in the Ritchie house. PHOTO COURTESY OF CIONLINE.COM Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. – A house that …

Fifty years after working on the Kerner Commission to examine the causes of race riots in the 1960s, former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris feels that …

The True Colors Exhibit embraces individuality. PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTSERVE Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In the spirit of embracing individuality and accepting the …

Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief proposes to remove the statute of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Florida …

Can NFL teams legally fire football players who take a knee, as Trump called for in Alabama? PHOTO COURTESY OF QUARTZ By ARNIE STAPLETON AP …

President Donald Trump meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. PHOTO COURTESY OF GO.COM By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press WASHINGTON – On the …

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division escort the Little Rock Nine students into the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By …

PHOTO COURTESY OF YESHIVA WORLD TWITTER EXPLAINS WHY TRUMP NORTH KOREA TWEET WASN’T REMOVED WASHINGTON (AP) – Twitter cited President Donald Trump’s “newsworthiness” and the …

Emilie Townes PHOTO COURTESY OF RELIGION NEWS SERVICE By KIMBERLY WINSTON Religion News Service Watching the civil rights protests on television as a child, Emilie …

Timothy Davis’ mugshot, taken after police were filmed kicking and punching him during an arrest in a Columbus, Ohio convenience store on Sept. 1, 2017. …