Am I Not Human? Emmett Till (1941-1955) 27 Aug 2013 | 10:25 am

Emmitt Till was murdered on this day in 1955. Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was beaten and shot to death by two white men. These men then threw the Till's muti lated body into the Ta...

Rest in Peace: Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949-2008) 25 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm

We continue to be reminded that tomorrow is not promised to any of villager. U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in Congress, died after suffering an a...

Happy Birthday: Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) 25 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm

Born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on August 17, 1887, Marcus Garvey was the youngest of 11 children. Garvey moved to Kingston at the age of 14, found work in a print shop, and became acquainted with the...

Say It Plain: Shirley Chisolm (1924-2005) 25 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm

"I was the first American citizen to be elected to Congress in spite of the double drawbacks of being female and having skin darkened by melanin. When you put it that way, it sounds like a foolish rea...

Obama's Weekly Address: 'Making Higher Education More Affordable for the Middle Class' 25 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am

In his weekly address, President Obama notes that while college education has never been more important, it has also never been more expensive -- which is why he proposed major new reforms this week t...

Online Petition: Call on Federal Government to Regulate Tasers 23 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm

Morgan Brown is an activist who wants to eliminate taser-related deaths in America. He recently created an online petition to 'Call on Federal Government to Regulate Stun Guns'. The petition reads as ...

Taser Death: Michael Ruiz (Phoenix AZ) 22 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm

Michael Ruiz It happened again! Michael Ruiz, an unarmed 44-year old man, may have needed help ... he didn't need to be electrocuted by these unidentified Phoenix police officers. What was their hurr...

Wordless Wednesday: 1941 Kansas City Monarchs 21 Aug 2013 | 05:37 pm

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Wordless Wednesday: Barack Obama, Harvard Law School (1990) 14 Aug 2013 | 01:15 pm

Obasi Davis: Young, Gifted, Black and Oakland's Youth Poet Laureate 11 Aug 2013 | 12:33 pm

Earlier this summer, this blog introduced many of you to an aspiring young spoken word artist named Obasi Davis.  Obasi continues to share his passion for the spoken word with others in the community ...