African Americans

Black church fights hateful KKK store

January 4, 2012 By Blake Skylar

After a legal battle between an African church and a KKK store, a judge ruled that the church is the owner of the building where racist merchandise is sold.

Chicago mayor aims to aggressively privatize schools

December 9, 2011 By John Bachtell

The mayor's plan will affect 10,000 students, mostly Black and Latino, and result in the firing of 600 teachers, principals, building maintenance, cafeteria and other workers.

Routine teen-aged HIV test proposed by doctors

November 28, 2011 By Joe Sims

The Center for Disease Control has called for universal testing of all patients between the ages of 16 and 64. However, the U.S. Public Health Service has not endorsed the proposal.

Supreme Court says no new hearing to Duane Buck

November 10, 2011 By Joe Sims

Duane Buck, an African American death row inmate in Texas was refused a new hearing by the Supreme Court this week.

Civil rights, labor alliance mobilizing black voters to repeal SB 5

November 2, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

The civil rights movement and the labor movement have joined forces in a statewide campaign to get African-American voters to the polls Nov. 8, to restore union bargaining rights in Ohio by voting "No on Issue...