By Carla Herreria BLACK VOICES 06/07/2017 10:54 pm ET Black service members are “substantially more likely” than white service members to be punished in four out of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, according to a new study published by military advocacy group Protect Our Defenders. Data obtained by
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By Lilly Workneh, BLACK VOICES 05/23/2017 05:43 pm ET The NAACP, one of the country’s longstanding racial justice and civil rights organizations, pledged to execute a vigorous “transformational, system-wide refresh” to help better position them to confront today’s urgent fight against injustice. The organization announced the new plan on May
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EURPublisher01 May 22, 2017 The Supreme Court struck down two congressional district maps in North Carolina Monday, holding that the state had engaged in an unconstitutional gerrymander, reports CNN. The court found that race was a factor in the way state lawmakers drew congressional maps after the 2010 Census in order to
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By Kate Abbey-Lambertz, 05/21/2017 10:31 am ET U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) received voicemails threatening to lynch him and calling him racial slurs after he called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, he said Saturday. Congressman Green, who is black, played the recordings for about 100 attendees at a town hall in
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PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press Sat, Mar 11 11:43 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judges found more problems in Texas’ voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect
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Supreme Court, March 1, 2017, 9:58 a.m. LA Times, Reporting from Washington David Savage The Supreme Court has refused a plea from Democratic Party lawyers, at least for now, to rein in alleged “racial gerrymandering” by Republican-led states in the South that protects black lawmakers at the expense of other Democrats. Instead,
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By Jeffrey Rodack | Monday, 20 Feb 2017 08:53 AM Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan slammed both Republicans and Democrats for ignoring the black community, the Detroit Free Press reported. “Most of you are so hurt because Queen Hillary lost,” Farrakhan said to the thousands at Joe Louis Arena. “And
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ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated Press Many African-Americans are expressing outrage over a testy exchange between President Donald Trump and a veteran black journalist, with many considering the incident to be the latest indication of his inability to relate to them. Already skeptical of Trump, many blacks said they were exasperated
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Gretel Kauffman February 2, 2017 —Wednesday marked the start of Black History Month, the annual event dedicated to the study and celebration of centuries of African American contributions and experiences. Does this celebration, officially begun 41 years ago, hold more – or less – relevance today? As the country grapples
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Jacob Siegal, BGR News Nearly two weeks after addressing the United States from the White House for the last time, Obama has broken his silence. In a statement delivered via spokesperson Kevin Lewis, Obama has praised Americans who are “exercising their Constitutional right to assemble” in light of President Trump’s immigration ban. Here’s is
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