Posts in category Black News

Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ A federal trial is scheduled to start Monday over claims by …

Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, a friend of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. passed away at the age of 91. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE …

Donald McKayle PHOTO COURTESY OF ART FORUM STAFF REPORT IRVINE, Calif. (AP) – Donald McKayle, a modern dancer and choreographer who brought the black experience …

Jazz pianist, Cecil Taylor, has died at age 89 PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES BLOGS STAFF REPORT NEW YORK (AP) – Cecil Taylor, the …

Yolanda Renee King, Martin Luther King Jr. Granddaughter ATLANTA – Martin Luther King Jr.’s granddaughter hosted an inspiring group of children who called on their …

F.D. Reese PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALABAMA STATE Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Funeral services to honor the life of civil rights icon Frederick D. Reese …

HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS END SIT-IN PROTEST WASHINGTON (AP) – The occupation of a university administration building in Washington, D.C. by students making demands to school …

Andrea Constand testifies in Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial PHOTOS COURTESY OF FEMINIST CURRENT AND TWITTER Opening statements begin Monday in Bill Cosby’s retrial on …

INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS ICON:Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, dead at 81. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOGRAPHY.COM By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Even the name given to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela …

DETROIT BRANCH NAACP REMEMBERS WINNIE MANDELA Detroit, MI – Detroit Branch President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony issued this statement in regard to the recent death …