Mike Muse, an accomplished political fundraiser, who has worked with President Obama, Senator Cory Booker and Mayor Bill de Blasio among others, has been named…
What does the Super Bowl have to do with the struggle for civil rights? Let Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. break it down for your real…
“The right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the Voting Rights Act was passed in to law…
Bo Porter, manager of the Houston Astros, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Friday to discuss MLB’s Civil Rights game, Beacon Awards luncheon honoring Maya Angelou…
Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice released reports regarding accomplishments in various areas of the department. On Monday, the DOJ’s Civil…
In discussing the National Action Network (NAN) and its annual convention, founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, asserts NAN “Isn’t an Al Sharpton fan club.” The prominent…
Indiana Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly is under fire by African-Americans nationally and locally for his vote against President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. In an exclusive live Afternoons with Amos interview, Sen. Donnelly attempted to explain his vote. Sen. Donnelly was one of seven Democratic Senators who […]
Since the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, the right to vote has seen an increased amount of attacks with one goal in mind –…
Rev. Jesse Jackson has lived an extraordinary life. Through his civil service, he’s met some of the world’s biggest leaders including Martin Luther King and…
On the day the nation remembered the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy‘s assassination, former ambassador and civil rights warrior Andrew Young weighed in on his…
Benjamin Crump is an attorney from Florida who represents Trayvon Martin‘s family and is an advocate for civil rights. He is partner in his own…
EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges Reunites With US Marshal Who Protected Her In 1960’s
EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE: Two icons of the civil rights era reunited in a replica of a New Orleans school room. Ruby Bridges Hall desegregated the New Orleans public schools in 1960. Walking her to school everyday were a team of United States Marshals. The surviving Marshal is a Hoosier, Charles Burks. He and Bridges were reunited […]
