The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued the following statement following the disgraceful arrest of two African American men in a Philadelphia Starbucks.
Journalist Brittany K. Jackson conducts an exclusive interview with ex-prisoner turned world renowned speaker, author and mentor Shaka Senghor about his latest docuseries on OWN “Released”, his thoughts on the Meek Mill case, and why it’s so important for communities of color to affirm, frame and build upon our assets. Senghor also speaks about how he chooses to raise his youngest son and his first interaction with Oprah Winfrey.
That’s because they exist in parallel universes. You see, Destined is one of those “What if?” affairs set in a couple of alternate realities.
During a call with reporters, NAACP officials announced that the civil rights group will transition from a 501(c)(3) to a 501(c)(4) designation.
That show will be proceeded by the third edition of the AAFCA Special Achievement Luncheon on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, CA.
Five days of violence would leave 33 blacks and 10 whites dead, and more than 1,400 buildings burned. More than 7,000 people were arrested.
A decline that had already begun would accelerate; Detroit was the nation’s fourth biggest city in 1960, but would rank 21st by 2016. The middle class fled, and a proud city fell into poverty, crime and hopelessness.
He’s particularly eager to develop the toolkit, especially for others yet to come into their unenviable family unexpectedly, he said.
A museum about one of the country’s first African-American owned and operated television stations is set to open in Detroit next month.
The award recognizes Ms. Gill for her career-long work of advocating for social and economic change,
Blanchard is the CEO of Shawn Blanchard Productions, which focuses on public speaking, publishing mentorship, entrepreneurship and the image of excellence
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to overturn his corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence.
DETROIT – Hyundai has a real deal waiting for you in its showrooms. The 2016 Elantra Value Edition won’t be around long. It will be replaced by the 2017 model that goes on sale this spring and we hope the value edition bites the dust with the new model. That’s not because it is a bad vehicle, rather, anything that has the word “value” in the nameplate does belong in the lineup of a premium nameplate, which is Hyundai’s aspiration. They’ve announced that will make the Genesis a luxury brand unto itself. But that doesn’t mean that this Hyundai Elantra
Since 2012, Davis has led the exterior lighting and design studio for the automaker’s North American division, the team responsible for the exterior lighting for every brand under the General Motors’ umbrella.
In this May 25, 2010 file photo former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sits in a Detroit courtroom. An appeals court on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015 upheld the corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence of Kilpatrick, who was found guilty of two dozen crimes from tax evasion to bribery. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) An appeals court on Friday August 14 upheld the corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was found guilty of two dozen crimes from tax evasion to bribery. Kilpatrick’s appeal centered on an alleged conflict among his trial attorneys, among other very
Mitchelle Blair, 36, has never challenged allegations that she killed her 13-year-old daughter and 9 year-old son.