Twenty years after signing the âInternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,â the United States continues to struggle with racial disparities in every major sector of American society.
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Missouri shooting victimâs father calls for peace after riots
Jesse Jackson told The American he hopes that the U.S. Department of Justice sees the Ferguson Police shooting of Michael Brown on Saturday and resulting community violence as âsystematic of a national crisis.â
A pregnant woman who protested the killing of Michael Brown says police pulled a gun on her, then maced and threw her to the ground.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his administration to have the NC NAACPâs legal challenge to the massive voter suppression law dismissed. Instead, he ruled that the case will be set for a full trial in 2015.
South and Midwest slashed unemployment benefits after the Great Recession, claiming it was an effort to save money and boost the economy, they only succeeded in disproportionately hurting Black families already struggling to make ends meet.
Young Black political leaders emerge as triple threat
âI launched the Young African Leaders Initiative to make sure that weâre tapping into the incredible talent and creativity of young Africans like you,â said President Obama
Black men are no better off than they were more than 40 years ago, due to mass incarceration and job losses suffered during the Great Recession, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Chicago.
âPower grabâ in Campaign against three Tennessee judges could have national implications