Tag: civil rights
Three Misconceptions About the Black Vote
By: Lynette Monroe
Black people do vote. Let’s stop perpetuating the myth that Black people don’t vote. Besides, emphasizing negative behavior will not yield positive...
Ella Baker: My Civil Rights Heroine
Marian Wright Edelman
Commentary
Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of...
Civil Rights for African American Students in California Alarming
By Freddie Allen
NNPA Washington Correspondent
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A group of civil rights leaders met with President Obama and...