Rosa Parks

Labelle looks 'Back' to the future with reunion dates

Reunited R&B trio Labelle will launch their first national tour since 1977 next month in support of their recent comeback album, "Back to Now." The veteran soul songstresses--Patti LaBelle [ tickets ], Nona Hendryx and Sarah...

Audacity of hope

The Editor, Sir: Over a week ago I woke up, probably in the middle of the night, after receiving a text message from a friend, which stated: Rosa Parks sat so Martin L. King Jr could walk, Martin walked so Obama could run...

Next up: trimming the size of that board

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 18, 2008 Contact: Carla Sims (202) 463-2940 x1007 (202) 360-9959 Carlasims@verizon.net CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST JULIAN BOND SERVES LAST TERM AS NAACP CHAIRMAN, REMAINS ON NATIONAL BOARD After 10 years of...

Is Gay The New Black? (The Morally Invalid Comparison Between The Gay And The Black Struggle Alert)

Gay is the new black is one of the mottos of the movement to redefine marriage to include two people of the same sex. The likening of the movement for same-sex marriage to the black civil rights struggle is a primary argument...

Speakers Focus on Women's Issues

TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2008) - Two speakers today on the University of South Tampa campus focus on women's issues: • Christina Greene of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of African American Studies will deliver a...

From Parks to King and from Mandela to Obama

By Our Correspondent When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man 40 years ago she made history. Her arrest and trial, a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, and finally, the US Supreme Court’s ruling in November...

Professor Accused of Being Racist Sues to Get Reputation Back

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:49 PM EST One of the examples of his alleged racial insensitivity was that he used an article on the death of Rosa Parks from The Onion to prompt class discussion. The black...

Nigeria: Learning From the Obama Example

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Chiedu Okoye Is the United States of America not a coalition of peoples from many different nations? Peoples of different races constitute America, not excepting political dissidents fleeing...

What You Can't Win in Court

By Scott Jaschik After you’ve been called racist by some students, can you sue to get your reputation back? The idea of suing students intrigued and worried many observers of the professoriate, and Peltz’s case prompted much...

In your opinion: A new dawn for America

Nov. 4, 2008 will stand out in the memory of the nation as an epoch-making day in the 276 years of checkered history of the United States. Those of us who opted and were fortunate enough to proudly cast their ballot as well as...

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