2017-03-14 20:24
Now is the time for a lasting coalition of people of color. The coalition must be between politicians, activists, and other community workers and organizations. In the age of Trump, everythi… Read More
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2017-03-14 20:17
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta today named as its new president Raphael Bostic, an economist, professor and former housing official under President Obama. Bostic, 50, is the first Afric… Read More
2017-03-14 19:21
There’s a saying: When white America catches a cold, black America catches pneumonia. So, if there is an impending retirement crisis in America, what does that mean for African America… Read More
2017-03-14 19:16
When it comes to K-12 education, African-Americans have seldom had much of a choice. This was exemplified by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Educatio… Read More
2017-03-14 19:06
An Oklahoma sheriff admitted that staff in his jail referred to black employees as “n*gronoids,” according to bombshell testimony in a Tulsa courthouse Monday. The shocking alleg… Read More
2017-03-14 18:57
The unfortunate election of Donald J. Trump to the Presidency of the United States speaks volumes about the limits of African American involvement in the political system. Don’t get me… Read More
2017-03-14 18:52
Racial disparities have long been evident in the U.S. criminal justice system, but a new report drilling into statistics on wrongful convictions points up exactly how nefarious the problem i… Read More
2017-03-14 18:44
Andrew Williams owned three blocks of land with a home valued at $4,000 ($113,000 in today’s money) between 85th and 86th streets Seventh and Eighth Avenues. An African American man, h… Read More
2017-03-03 19:40
In a critically acclaimed 1998 episode of the future-based series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Captain Benjamin Sisko — portrayed by African-American actor Avery Brooks — experie… Read More
2017-03-03 19:17
The head of the NAACP says he met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions over concerns that recent policy changes “signal a threatening decline” in the Justice Department’s co… Read More
2017-03-02 22:13
After fair housing legislation was passed in 1968 during the Civil Rights era, the black homeowership rate increased for 30 years and reached nearly 50 percent in 2004, but all those gains h… Read More
2017-03-02 22:04
A U.S. Supreme Court decision reviving a challenge to several Virginia legislative districts could send lawmakers back to the drawing board, but Republicans say they are confident the state… Read More
2017-03-02 22:01
The period in American history known as the Great Migration—those decades from 1940 to 1970 during which nearly 4 million African Americans left the South, hopeful that better lives aw… Read More
2017-03-02 16:28
On a recent evening in New York City, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum reached across the table at Mic’s office to show me a map of the United States that displayed the faces of the cou… Read More
2017-03-02 16:25
“There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It’s as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet,” said American poet and civil r… Read More
2017-03-01 18:31
Republicans haven’t shown any serious efforts of making Blacks an integral part of their party since the Nixon Administration of the 60s and 70s. As former Nixon speechwriter, Pat Buch… Read More
2017-03-01 18:26
Sitting in the lobby of the headquarters of the American Federation of Government Employees, a labor union representing approximately 700,000 federal employees, Local 1410 president Felicia… Read More
2017-03-01 18:23
Facing a fierce backlash after she called historically black colleges and universities “real pioneers” of school choice, Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, spent Tuesday after… Read More
2017-03-01 18:21
A Georgia couple who rode with a Confederate flag-waving group that made armed threats against African-Americans at a child’s birthday party were sentenced to prison Monday. Jose &ldqu&hell…Read More
2017-03-01 18:14
Harvard historian Caroline Light grew up with guns. Her family lived in Southwestern Virginia, and her parents regularly enjoyed hunting and shooting skeet (clay targets). They used guns on… Read More
2017-03-01 17:47
As Black History Month comes to an end, we must take stock of the progress we’ve made as a country on civil rights and justice for all, but also reflect on the hard work still ahead to… Read More
2017-03-01 17:44
The mandate of Brown v. Board of Education has yet to be fulfilled. Research has shown that for children for African American and Latino children, access to high-quality public education rem… Read More
2017-03-01 17:39
Residents in Flint, Mich., are about to start paying the full cost of their water again, even though what’s flowing from their taps has yet to be declared safe to drink without an appr… Read More
2017-02-28 19:41
The Justice Department asked a federal district court Monday to dismiss its claim that a Texas voter ID law was enacted with the intent to discriminate. The move had been expected with the c… Read More
2017-02-28 19:37
Just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as America’s 45th president, the tricky political relationship between Republican presidents and historically black colleges and universities… Read More
2017-02-28 19:32
America’s celebration of Black History hasn’t always been a monthlong affair; it started out with a “Negro History Week” in mid-February until 1976 when President Ger… Read More
2017-02-28 19:26
More African-Americans appear to be taking an active interest in their right to bear arms since the election of President Donald Trump, gun club leaders and firearm sellers say. A national A… Read More
2017-02-28 19:22
Over time, the perseverance of African Americans in the face of insurmountable challenges has been extraordinary. Triumph over these challenges has created a powerful, close-knit community t… Read More
2017-02-28 19:19
Health outcomes in the United States are not created equal, statistics have long shown. African-Americans, in particular, face disparate health risks. According to the U.S. Centers for Disea… Read More
2017-02-28 14:59
After Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Howard University this month in one of her first official actions, a group of student protesters called for President Trump to be barred from th… Read More
2017-02-28 14:55
It’s the photo that’s getting all the attention: Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President Trump, sitting with her feet up on a couch in the Oval Office on Monday, reviewing… Read More
2017-02-27 21:20
Black parents across America have long instructed their children on navigating discrimination and avoiding its sometimes deadly consequences. But for black immigrant Muslims, this conversati… Read More
2017-02-27 21:02
Medical diseases are becoming more complex, research is getting better, and people are living longer. There has never been a time where patients need to trust their doctors more. The general… Read More
2017-02-27 20:15
President Trump is expected to provide historically black colleges and universities a long-awaited boost as he looks to outdo his predecessors – including the nation’s first Afri… Read More
2017-02-27 20:09
My first taste of Virginia politics was being inspired to knock doors as a teenager to help the former capital of the Confederacy elect its first Black governor. But as powerfully as that mo… Read More
2017-02-27 19:57
Tales of talented black students on majority-white campuses running through a racial gauntlet that has them questioning their brilliance, abilities and place are familiar to parents like me… Read More
2017-02-27 19:45
One can see the power of faith in black lives in places like Cleveland, where African American churches have remained—sometimes two or three to a block—even as the middle class a… Read More
2017-02-27 19:39
Here, in what’s left of the Old South’s plantation region, the descendants of slaves who picked cotton and worked the dark soil are praying differently since Donald Trump moved i… Read More
2017-02-27 19:36
A year after only white actors were nominated in the top four Academy Awards categories, prompting the #OscarsSoWhite boycott, a film about a young gay black man won best picture, a black ma… Read More
2017-02-24 19:15
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump honored Black History Month by visiting the newly-minted National Museum of African American History and Culture. Amid the fanfare and praise that Trump&rs&hell…Read More
2017-02-24 19:13
In celebration of Black History Month, OneUnited Bank, the largest black-owned bank in the United States, announced its partnership with Black Lives Matter to encourage African Americans who… Read More
2017-02-24 18:59
Response to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has exceeded all expectations. More than 1 million visitors have passed through the doors of the Smithsoni… Read More
2017-02-24 18:56
At his recent combative press conference, Trump raised eyebrows and hackles with his answer to a black reporter who demanded to know when he would meet with the Congressional Black Caucus. T… Read More
2017-02-24 18:50
In 1993, I was a student at the State University of New York-Albany when Dr. Marta Moreno Vega came to speak on our campus. Until that evening, I had never heard the term Afro-Latina. In fac… Read More
2017-02-23 16:30
The Supreme Court rejected the use of “racial stereotypes” in death penalty cases Wednesday, reopening the case of a black man in Texas who was sentenced to die after his jury wa… Read More
2017-02-22 16:33
The relationship between black presidential candidates and potential voters is more complex than it is for their white opponents. My research on historic “firsts” shows that whit… Read More
2017-02-22 16:30
As February began, President Trump made a seemingly routine political gesture by convening in the White House with African American allies to mark Black History Month. Initially started as … Read More
2017-02-22 16:27
As the Trump administration gets ready to tackle illegal immigration, a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission noted the impact on the black community that he believes is too often ignor… Read More
2017-02-22 16:24
Political cartoonist Glenn McCoy is just the latest person to compare those who blocked President Trump’s secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, from entering a public school last week t… Read More
2017-02-22 16:20
On November 9, 2016, America witnessed one of the biggest and most historical political earthquakes ever. Very few people saw this coming. In fact, most predicted that Donald Trump would los… Read More
2017-02-22 16:13
A political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development was fired for an op-ed he wrote before the election that criticized then-candidate Donald Trump, a source with knowle… Read More
2017-02-17 18:21
An irrefutable moment in time that even alternative facts won’t be able to erase. For a nation built by immigrants and slave labor, the election of Barack Obama signaled the beginning… Read More
2017-02-17 16:35
President Donald Trump and members of the Congressional Black Caucus both say they are eager to meet and talk about Trump’s pledge to help America’s urban centers. But why that m… Read More
2017-02-17 16:31
Saving his beloved Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida might be at the top of Gov. Rick Scott’s priority list for 2017, but his weeklong, public relations tour might be more political… Read More
2017-02-17 16:27
Black-owned banks in the U.S. were once a financial haven for African-Americans at a time when discrimination in the industry was common. Today, these banks function as engines for economic… Read More
2017-02-17 16:24
During a chaotic and rambling press conference on Thursday, April Ryan, an African-American journalist with the American Urban Radio Networks, asked President Donald Trump if he would be arr… Read More
2017-02-17 15:31
Aging while Black is an act of survival. The story of Africans in America is a story of continuous systematic efforts to bring about our subjugation and demise, but magically we thrive. Agai… Read More
2017-02-17 15:27
The Stanford campus’ reaction to Trump’s election was dominated by feelings of hopelessness and anger. Facebook newsfeeds on November 8, 2016 were filled with claims about the an… Read More
2017-02-17 15:21
In May 1948, Ray Sprigle traveled from Pittsburgh to Atlanta to rural Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. He talked to sharecroppers and black doctors and families whose lives were torn apart by… Read More
2017-02-17 15:15
A national civil rights organization sued Monday on behalf of black voters in a rural North Carolina county, alleging how local officials are elected constitutes racial discrimination. The f… Read More
2017-02-17 15:12
Given the Democratic Party’s success in capturing the Presidency in 2008 and 2012, the results of the 2016 election left many election forecasters in disbelief. Had the razor-thin marg… Read More
2017-02-13 21:29
John Mitchell picks his way down the path through the woods, avoiding the thick brush on either side, stepping gingerly over a slab of fallen granite, until he gets to the broken crypt. A ja… Read More
2017-02-13 21:27
Seaway Bank and Trust Co., one of Chicago’s largest Black-owned banks, was closed Friday, Jan. 27, and sold to the State Bank of Texas in Dallas. Surprisingly, the bank’s abrupt… Read More
2017-02-13 21:23
Each year, the Census Bureau recognizes Black History Month by releasing up-to-date statistics that reveal the total Black population, the number of Black-owned businesses and even how many… Read More
2017-02-13 21:17
For all its so-called innovation and egalitarianism, Silicon Valley may remain just as problematic as the rest of America when it comes to the pay gap between African-American and white work… Read More
2017-02-13 21:13
While police killings of black people sometimes attract front-page attention, black lives lost due to drowning are largely ignored. In wealthy, majority-black Prince George’s County, n… Read More
2017-02-13 21:11
Over the past few days, the national climate has grown increasingly tense over the issue of “sanctuary” cities and states. Local communities, including some college and universit… Read More
2017-02-13 19:40
Donald Trump and his top aides say their best shot at popularity may be winning over black people. It’s a theory that looks good on paper: Black workers, and black men in particular, h… Read More
2017-02-13 19:25
Many hospitals, from prestigious medical centers to tiny community clinics, at one time did not admit black patients and did not hire or train black doctors or nurses. Others confined black… Read More
2017-02-13 19:14
African American voters feel taken advantage of by Democrats and nervous about President Donald Trump’s leadership, according to a national poll conducted for the Congressional Black C… Read More
2017-02-10 15:02
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director Kristen Clarke Issued the Following Statement in Response to President Trump’s Executive Orders on… Read More
2017-02-09 16:48
The racial wealth gap has been measured and studied for decades. One fact has remained the same: White families build and accumulate more wealth more quickly than black and brown families do… Read More
2017-02-09 16:46
What is the key to education reform in IPS and around the country? Contrary to some educational reform advocates’ claims, it is not school choice. Hold on, though, before you draw conc… Read More
2017-02-09 16:23
On May 17, 1957, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King delivered his “Give Us the B… Read More
2017-02-09 16:12
In my years working in healthcare, I have been blessed to see patients celebrate happy moments, but I have also witnessed times of profound grief. The loss of a baby is one such example that… Read More
2017-02-09 16:07
Congressman Cedric Richmond has been a congressman in New Orleans for the past six years. During his tenure, he has experienced some of the best and worst times in the country and has had a… Read More
2017-02-09 15:25
The relationship between black presidential candidates and potential voters is more complex than it is for their white opponents. My research on historic “firsts” shows that whit… Read More
2017-02-09 15:19
Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was confirmed as the nation’s 84th US Attorney General this evening, despite intense opposition by the NAACP and hundreds of organizations due… Read More
2017-02-08 17:33
No one expected President Donald Trump and Congress’ black lawmakers, most of whom are Democrats, to become fast friends. But it turns out they’re hardly even speaking. “We… Read More
2017-02-08 17:27
Republicans are planning to meet with leaders of historically black colleges and universities in the nation’s capital to discuss ways to help the schools survive in challenging times… Read More
2017-02-03 20:23
While President Trump’s executive orders on immigration and border control have stirred the passions of many, for now, it seems the H-1B visa program is safe. Yet, is that a good or ba… Read More
2017-02-03 20:11
The National Assn. of Black Journalists has taken aim at NBC News over the sudden departure of Tamron Hall, the most prominent female African American anchor at the network. Hall decided to… Read More
2017-02-03 20:06
Last weekend, after President Trump announced an executive order banning foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, Senait Admassu’s seven… Read More
2017-02-03 19:32
During what he characterized as “our little breakfast” to celebrate Black History Month, President Donald J. Trump, without the least hint of irony, awkwardly praised Frederick D… Read More
2017-02-03 19:26
Rep. Adriano Espaillat wants to join the Congressional Black Caucus. The question for the group’s members is whether he qualifies as African-American. So far, the answer is no. Espaill… Read More
2017-02-02 15:56
As an African-American Democrat, I share the core values of my political party. That is why I am a Democrat. Like me, most African-American Democrats do not want to see the mass deportation… Read More
2017-02-02 15:48
False empathy is often used to mask bigotry, prejudice and racism. Established in 2005, International Holocaust Remembrance Day was created by the United Nations “to serve as a date fo… Read More
2017-02-02 04:00
Many folks try to make a dollar out of 15 cents, but African Americans don’t always take those nickels and dimes to a bank. More than 18% of African Americans don’t have traditio… Read More
2017-02-02 03:51
President Donald Trump met Wednesday with several African-American leaders for a listening session to kick off Black History Month. The session was attended by Ben Carson, Trump’s nomi… Read More
2017-01-31 20:39
In the early part of the 20th century, the north part of Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to most of the city’s black residents, was so prosperous that the area was referred to as “Black Wa… Read More
2017-01-31 15:01
About 65 percent of African-American, Latino and Asian households in Chicago have so little savings and other assets that a sudden job loss, medical emergency or other income disruption woul… Read More
2017-01-31 14:58
Once again, the public airwaves are being filled with noise regarding purported voter fraud. This past week, President Trump resurrected his claims that “millions of people” vote… Read More
2017-01-31 14:56
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III – “We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together… Read More
2017-01-31 14:52
Leveraging the immense popularity of the hit movie “Hidden Figures,” the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has launched a nationwide campaign titled #BlackSTEMLikeMe. Th… Read More
2017-01-30 22:04
At a time when the national dialogue is intensifying over how to ensure that women and minorities in this country can access opportunity in both the private and public sectors, it is importa… Read More
2017-01-30 21:58
In her last formal speech before the former President Barack Obama left office, Michelle Obama referenced minorities and their importance to U.S. society. At the event honoring high school c… Read More
2017-01-30 21:02
Magic Johnson says President Trump must learn “you can’t just be a dictator.” “We’ve always had a president who brought the country together, brought people tog… Read More
2017-01-30 20:13
Donald Trump’s harsh comments about women, Hispanics and Muslims was not the reason that Catherine Davis declined to support him for president. It was her uncertainty about exactly whe… Read More
2017-01-30 17:11
Donald Trump has just been inaugurated and Muslims across America are justifiably scared. This is by no means, however, the first time Muslims in the United States have faced state hostility… Read More
2017-01-30 17:09
On first glance, it’s here we go again: At the start of a new year, Republicans are trying to show they really do care about African-Americans. President Donald Trump got only 8 percen… Read More
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