WHICH MOVIES ARE SET FOR POTENTIAL OSCAR WINS IN 2017?
With the festival season already spewing out an impressive line-up of films, performances and all round movie goodness it comes as no surprise that already we are already eagerly looking ahead to see just which More...
Hillary Clinton on annivesary of the Emancipation Proclamation, ‘racism is far from over’
Hillary Clinton released the following statement on Juneteenth Independence Day, recognized as the historical end of slavery, and a day of national celebration: Confederate flag cake from a Virginia baker photo/ More...
Obama AG Loretta Lynch sues North Carolina over bathrooms, compares law to Jim Crow
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today stating that North Carolina has violated federal civil rights laws by overturning ordinances mandating that transgender people can use the restroom and shower facilities More...
‘God’s Not Dead 2’ Review: Jesus defended in the courtroom highlights our divisions
Don’t believe the ridiculous reviews giving the film one star or the 2.8 score on IMDB. God’s Not Dead 2 repeats the successful formula of the first film, which has resulted in similar criticisms of More...
Dr Alveda King leads ‘Civil Rights for the Unborn’ pro-life group
Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization, is expanding and re-naming its pro-life outreach to African Americans. Civil Rights for the Unborn – the African American Outreach of Priests More...
Black Lives Matter activists Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors bash MLK, police are ‘very big enemy’
Black Lives Matter event that touted transfeminism over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the University of Notre Dam, a school offering a class on “white privilege” – designed to teach students about “oppression.” More...
Airport workers evoke MLK, rally and march for higher wages
Airport workers rallied with their supporters and then marched to LaGuardia Airport where they will hold a civil disobedience. Airport workers around the country will hold similar actions at 10 major airports More...
Elizabeth Warren praises Black Lives Matter, revisits allegations of racism, police shootings
In a Sunday speech on racial inequality, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for broad policing reform, de-escalation training and body cameras for all police officers. She compared the current Black Lives More...
Pope Francis: abolish the death penalty, help Syrian refugees, redistribute your wealth, talks climate change
Transcript via TIME: Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions. On this continent, too, thousands of More...
Pope Francis evokes MLK, ‘new global forms of slavery’ and immigration topics
TRANSCRIPT VIA TIME: The challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the United States. The complexity, the gravity More...
Pope Francis to Congress: no religion is free from ‘individual delusion or ideological extremism’
My visit takes place at a time when men and women of good will are marking the anniversaries of several great Americans. The complexities of history and the reality of human weakness notwithstanding, these men and More...
Tens of thousands turn out for Glenn Beck’s ‘All Lives Matter’ march while ‘Black Lives Matters’ rallies under 350
“Several hundred protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement marched to the Minnesota State Fair on Saturday to bring attention to race issues ranging from policing to under representation of minorities More...
Transcript: Rand Paul announces 2016 Presidential run speech
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul launched his presidential campaign in Louisville Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Here is a transcript of his speech (via Time) “I have a message, a message that is loud and clear and does not More...
John Lewis says ‘stains of racism are still deeply embedded in American society’
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) reacted to Rudy Giuliani’s remark last week that President Obama does not love America and explained how it is connected to race in America in an interview with USA Today‘s Susan More...
‘Selma’ review: Great film, great script, David Oyelowo – all Oscar worthy
Selma, the latest project release from Harpo Productions, opens in theaters later this month. The film focuses on the timeline of events in 1965 leading up to the historic march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. More...
Oliver Stone drops out of ‘MLK’ bio after studio rejects ‘adultery’ themes which would upset blacks
There’s no room for conspiracy theories, rumors or just alleged affairs in the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr according to DreamWorks and Warner Bros. who rejected Oliver Stone’s latest script. Martin More...
President Obama honors Richard Overton, oldest living World War II vet, and Honor Flight program
In honor of Veteran’s Day President Obama praised Richard Overton, the oldest living World War II Veteran, and the Honor Flight Program. The latter is noteworthy considering it was shut down during fiscal negotiations More...
Obama flag makes a comeback at 50th anniversary of March on Washington, thousands rally to ‘make some noise’
A new Old Glory, another Obama flag, was seen during the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Saturday, via Twitchy. Thousands rallied in Washington DC to commemorate the anniversary. It was on Aug. 28, More...
President Obama says income inequality worsening will cause increased racial tensions
In an interview with the New York Times, President Obama warned that racial tensions in America might “get worse” if the divide in income between the wealthiest Americans and the rest of the country comes to More...
President Obama points to Martin Luther King Jr, Jim Crow and racism during Morehouse College commencement speech TRANSCRIPT
In a commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, President Barack Obama recalls Jim Crow laws and racism of the 40s and 50s. Morehouse College is a historically black college. “Dr. King More...
