By Denise Stewart BlackAmericaWeb.com – Democrat Kamala Harris etched out a paper-thin victory in California’s general election in November, upsetting Republican Steve Cooley in the attorney general’s race and becoming the first woman of color to hold statewide office in her home state. The tough road to the Attorney General’s Office was not the first […]
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Dr. Joseph Lowery Honored with John Thompson Jr Legacy Of A Dream Award From Georgetown University
Former Georgetown University head coach, John Thompson Jr., looks on as the president of Georgetown University, Dr. John J. DeGioia, presents civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, with the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award during the Ninth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Let Freedom Ring Kennedy Center Celebration. Held on […]
Bernice King declines SCLC presidency
(CNN) — The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has declined the post her father once held as president of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference, saying she was interested in being more than a “figurehead.” The Rev. Bernice A. King was elected to the office in October 2009, but never served as […]
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery Takes Readers Down Freedom Road in New Book “Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land”
At age 89, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery has written his first book, telling a story that no one else has – telling it like it is. In Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land (Abingdon Press, February 2011), Dr. Lowery celebrates many milestones of civil rights movement, in which he played a significant […]
42nd NAACP Image Awards Nominees Announced
The 42ND NAACP IMAGE AWARDS nominees were announced today during a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. Actresses Kimberly Elise and Sanaa Lathan, actor/rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, actor Columbus Short and Actor/Comedian Affion Crockett joined NAACP IMAGE AWARDS chairman Clayola Brown and 42ND NAACP […]
NABJ Hosts Event to Honor Ed Bradley and Eugene Robinson With Special Remarks by Senior Presidential Advisor Valerie Jarrett
Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will induct five legendary journalists into its Hall of Fame, the organization’s highest honor, and present the Ida B. Wells Award, the annual honor highlighting the achievement of a media executive who has demonstrated a commitment to diversifying the nation’s newsrooms and improving the coverage […]
The Race for Racial Understanding- A Race Relations Symposium
Atlanta-Is racism a thing of the past? Is it real or imagined? Is it behind us or still with us? Are we there yet? We know racism is a reality in our society and while the “whites only” signs that once hung over water fountains, bus waiting rooms and lunch counters are found only in […]
1st Black Woman Headed to Ohio Supreme Court
By Martha Neil – Born to a teenage single mother in Ohio who worked two jobs to provide for the family, Yvette McGee Brown has soared far above what might have been predicted for her based on where she started in life. McGee Brown earned her law degree at Ohio State University in 1985 at […]
Ed Roche Transforms Gang Lives with Training Program
LOS ANGELES – Ten years ago Ed Roche started recruiting students for his trade program from the most unlikely of sources – street gangs. He and Eighth District Councilman Bernard C. Parks recently appealed to the Los Angeles City Council to help fund Roche’s unique initiative that has taken gang members off the street and […]