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WOMEN'S HISTORY MOMENT: BEFORE THERE WAS HILARY CLINTON, THERE WAS SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
Decades before Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm. As the first black woman to run for president for a major political party
TRIAL DATES SET FOR COPS IN FREDDIE GRAY CASE
The trials of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are set to resume in May, nearly a year after the 25-year-old died fr
LOUISIANA FLOODS DAMAGE NEARLY 5,000 HOMES AND COUNTING
NOLA.com--Nearly 5,000 homes in Louisiana have been damaged by flooding after heavy rains swept across the state, according to initial figures release
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS WARNED OVER LEAD FOUND IN WATER
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - The City of Jackson and the Mississippi State Health Department have issued a warning for residents, especially p
POLICE BRUTALITY WATCH: SARAH REED'S MOTHER SAYS "MY DAUGHTER WAS FAILED BY MANY AND I WAS IGNORED"
In January, Sarah Reed was found dead in her cell at Holloway prison. She had been the victim of a notorious police brutality case in 2012 and suffere
FARRAKHAN SPEAKS: "I NEVER ENDORSED MR. TRUMP OR ANY OF THE CANDIDATES"
CHICAGO—In an exclusive Final Call interview, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam responded to false reports that he has sup
POLICE BRUTALITY WATCH: HUNDREDS REMEMBER ALABAMA MAN KILLED BY MONTGOMERY OFFICER
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA--Relatives, friends and former classmates crowded a funeral service Saturday for a 58-year-old black man who authorities say was s
RECOMMENDED READING: "THE INVISIBLES, THE UNTOLD STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVES IN THE WHITE HOUSE"
If the walls could talk, imagine what they’d say. They’d reminisce about family meals, holidays, celebrations and romance, take sides in argument
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: REMEMBERING WHITNEY HOUSTON
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston, cousin of
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: REMEMBERING THE BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING CAR PORTERS
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was a labor union organized by African American employees of the Pullman Company in August 1925 and led
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: ELIZABETH "MUMBET" FREEMAN, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WIN HER FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY
In 1781, Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman became the first African-American woman to win her freedom from slavery through a court of law. The case was held
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: CHERYL ADRIENNE BROWN, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO COMPETE IN THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
In 1970, Cheryl Adrienne Brown was the first African-American woman to compete in the Miss America pageant. Born in New York City, to a Port Autho
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: REMEMBERING SUSIE KING TAYLOR, THE 1ST BLACK ARMY NURSE
"Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) was the first Black Army nurse. She tended to an all Black army troop named the First South Carolina Volunteers, 33rd R
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: REMEMBERING MORDECAI WYATT JOHNSON, THE 1ST BLACK PRESIDENT OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson (January 4, 1890 – September 10, 1976) was an American educator. He served as the first black president of Howard University, f
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: REMEMBERING FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AMERICA'S GREAT ABOLITIONIST
Google’s honoring of Frederick Douglass through a doodle on its search page Monday highlights one of America's most prominent abolitionists. Dougla
KKK LEADER WHO MURDERED BLACK GIRL WITHA CROSSBOW WANTS OUT OF PRISON AFTER FINDING GOD
The case of a former Ku Klux Klan leader convicted of killing a 16-year-old black girl with a crossbow is being reviewed by the North Carolina Parole
FLINT, MICHIGAN CONTAMINATED WATER CRISIS: RESIDENTS EXPRESS OUTRAGE
FLINT, Michigan—Arthur Woodson, a longtime resident, sees great irony in the state’s “Pure Michigan” slogan in efforts to draw visitors in light of th
MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN SPEAKS: THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH ALEX JONES
In a very honest and informative session, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan sat down for an interview and a dialogue with Alex Jones of Infowars.
FARRAKHAN SPEAKS: AMERICA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MUST BE ABOLISHED
CHICAGO—America’s corrupt criminal justice system cannot be reformed and faces divine destruction, said the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the
POLICE BRUTALITY WATCH: MAN SHOT 33 TIMES BY LOS ANGELES DEPUTIES
A 28-year-old man who was shot dead by Los Angeles sheriff's deputies had fired rounds into the air in a neighborhood and sparked multiple calls to po
POLICE BRUTALITY WATCH: NORTH CAROLINA MAN DIES AFTER POLICE USE PEPPER SPRAY ON HIM
A 31-year-old man has died in North Carolina after an arrest attempt involving pepper spray, police said on Thursday, prompting a state investigation
JILL SCOTT SINGS "STRANGE FRUIT" (FULL PERFORMANCE)
Morgan Freeman introduces Jill Scott's full performance of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" from Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in Am
MUHAMMAD ALI DEFENDS MUSLIMS IN DEFENSE OF DONALD TRUMP'S BAN PLAN
Muhammad Ali hit out against Islamic extremists and Donald Trump’s plan to bar Muslims from entering the United States on Wednesday. “I am a Muslim
HUEY P. NEWTON AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
Former Black Panther Party Chief of Staff David Hilliard and award-winning filmmaker Dante James discuss their forthcoming film on the Black Panther P