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Blackalicious Emcee Gift of Gab Dead at 50
Known for his “tongue-twisting” and complex rhymes, the Bay Area legend died of natural causes on June 18.
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Black WWII Veteran Finally Receives Purple Heart After Initially Being Denied Due to Racism
Ozzie Fletcher was wounded while serving in the Army. His daughter had to fight for him to be honored for his service.
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Video Shows Montreal Police Officers Kneeling on the Neck and Back of a Black Teenager
Activists, politicians and others say that the police’s actions were reminiscent of George Floyd’s murder. An investigation is pending.
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Senator Who Once Voted Against Making Juneteenth a National Holiday Gets Booed at Juneteenth Event
Really, how else did he think this was going to go for him?
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Honolulu Councilman Reposts Video of Himself in Blackface on Instagram
How many times do we have to have this discussion?
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Here We Go Again: Georgia Purges 100,000 Voters from Registration Files
An Atlanta NAACP official told a local news outlet that he’s worried about thousands of voters being wrongfully removed from the registration roll.
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South Dakota Is the Last State That Doesn't Have a Law Officially Recognizing Juneteenth as a Holiday
Lawmakers are confident that this will soon change now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday.
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Thousands of Teachers Protest Laws that Dictate What They Can Teach About Race in Class
The nationwide protests were part of the National Day of Action, which aimed to raise awareness of the legislature.
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The Grave of a Former Slave Turned Florida State Senator May Be Buried Under What's Now A Tampa Parking Lot
As Juneteenth approaches, Tampa’s local NAACP wants the city to commit to finding the graves that once rested at College Hill Cemetery.
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Students Help the School From Remember the Titans Forget Its Racist Namesake
T.C. Williams was the superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools for years. He was also a noted segregationist.