“Racism is not dead in America. As a matter of fact, it’s not even sick. It doesn’t even have a cold,” said Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, chair of the Conference of National Black Churches. […]
Like most Americans, African Americans find that the costs of what they need are rising faster than their wages are. […]
Rev. Spearman, who is also Senior Pastor, St. Phillip’s A.M.E. Zion Church in Greensboro and President of the NC Council of Churches, thanked Dr. Barber for his leadership, calling the president emeritus, “ My predecessor, my friend and my mentor.” […]
The president’s commission is founded on a lie and perpetuates a fraud. […]
By Rev. Jesse Jackson of Rainbow Coalition (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The final days of the Obama presidency are upon us. His popularity is rising with the economy, and with the increasingly stark contrasts to his successor. It […]
With a small, but dedicated, staff of four full-time and seven part-time employees, serving over 70,000 visitors from around the world annually, Swaine says, given all of the obstacles the ICRCM has faced, it is committed, in the spirit of the movement, to “overcome.” […]
I urge President Obama to launch an investigation and report on voter suppression to be released before he leaves office. […]
We need to revive a powerful, independent Civil Rights Commission to act as an independent watchdog, not partisan. […]
So what do we want? We know the goal: a level playing field, equal opportunity and a fair start. […]
BY REV. JESSE JACKSON, SR. “That’s what strikes me. There but for the grace of God.” That was President Obama’s reaction when he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit a federal prison, the […]