The long and infamous history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its attacks upon black Americans in their struggles for human and civil rights are by now well known….. Read More
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Actor from the HBO’s “The Wire” to Open Grocery Store in New Orleans
Food has always been important to the portly actor, who first drew national acclaim in the role of Detective Bunk Moreland on another HBO series, “The Wire,”and now plays the trombonist Antoine Batiste on “Treme,” which is filming episodes in New Orleans for broadcast next fall. … Read More
Read moreGeronimo Pratt Remembers Johnnie Cochran
I woke up this morning at 4 am, wide awake. Something led me out of my bed and out the door of my Shamba home here in Tanzania. I walked outside and looked into
Read moreInterview with Quincy Jones
Henery Gates Jr. examines the central idea that fueled the civil rights movement– remove barriers to integration and 36 million blacks could become productive and join the middle class– and calls it a fallacy. Looking at
Read moreFormer NBA star Abdul-Rauf has kept the faith
By Jim Armstrong OSAKA, Japan — Two important things haven’t changed for Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in the 14 years since he set off a firestorm of criticism by refusing to stand for the national anthem before
Read moreRapper B.G Drops His First Letter From Prison
Representatives for B.G. have released the first letter written by the rapper, since he was sentenced to 14 years in prison on x…… Read More
Read moreJill Scott Talks Interracial Dating
You know the moment when you realize that fine, accomplished brother is with a White woman? Let’s call it “the wince.” ….. Read More
Read morePreserving the Foundation> Interviewing Curtis Sherrod
Harlem’s Hip Hop Culture Center Honoring the Legends Jarrod Horton Staff Writer 125th Street in Harlem is famous for everything. From the hustlers and merchants who hawk products and goods on the sidewalk, from Malcolm
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