By Ben Pershing, Washington Post – D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and several members of the D.C. Council were arrested Monday at a protest on Capitol Hill, as city officials turned up the volume on their complaints about a federal spending deal that imposes controversial riders on the District. The spending measure — agreed to […]
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Obama to Appear With Sharpton
By Michael L. Howard Saul – Two days after officially launching his re-election campaign, President Barack Obama plans to travel to New York City Wednesday to deliver remarks at the 20th anniversary of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s organization. While the White House said there is no connection between Mr. Obama’s 2012 campaign and his decision […]
Jena Six Activist Convicted, Faces Decades in Prison
By Jordan Flaherty – Civil rights activist Catrina Wallace, who received national acclaim for her central role in organizing protests around the Jena Six case, was convicted today of three counts of distribution of a controlled substance. She was taken from the courtroom straight to jail after the verdict was read, and given a one […]
Chris Brown Continues No. 1 Reign At Urban Mainstream
New York, NY – Chris Brown’s fourth studio album F.A.M.E. (Jive Records) debuts this week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts with total album sales of over 271K. The album has spawned three consecutive No. 1 singles and marks the multi-platinum singer’s first No. 1 album on the […]
African Diaspora for Change partners with The Salif Keita Foundation for a Special Benefit Concert in DC
African Diaspora for Change partners with The Salif Keita Global Foundation for a special benefit concert to stop A.L.B.I.N.O.S. (A Living Being in Need of Safety) Genocide. The concert will be held in Washington, DC, on April 10, at 8 PM at Bohemian Caverns. Salif Keita was born with albinism. As a child he suffered […]
Race and Politics in a Rural Louisiana: Race and Politics in a Rural Louisiana Town Attract National Attention
By Jordan Flaherty – A legal dispute in the rural Louisiana town of Waterproof has attracted the attention of national civil rights organizations and activists. Color Of Change, an online activist group that helped garner national attention for the Jena Six Case, recently rallied their members in support of Waterproof mayor Bobby Higginbotham, who has […]
President Obama’s Visit to Harlem Expected to Raise $1.5 Million
President Obama will visit Harlem Tuesday for a fundraiser that’s expected to take in $1.5 million for the Democratic National Committee. Obama will preside over a $30,800-per-person event for about 50 people at the acclaimed Red Rooster restaurant on Lenox Avenue, reports the Daily News. It’s his first visit to Harlem since being elected to […]
Gates Says Targeting Qaddafi Goes Beyond UN Resolution on Libya
By Viola Gienger (Bloomberg.com) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. military campaign against Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi should be limited to the terms of a United Nations resolution rather than being broadened to target the leader directly. The coalition with the U.K., France and Arab countries relies on the terms laid out in the […]
Shirley Sherrod, Jasmine Guy and Fonzworth Bentley Among 2011 Drum Major for Justice Honorees
Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Civil Rights – Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Rep. John Lewis – will be honored Evelyn Gibson Lowery, founder and chair of SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. announced today that former Georgia State Director of USDA Rural Development, Shirley Sherrod; award-winning actor, […]