Houston Civil Rights Legend William ‘Bill’ Lawson Dies At 95
Houston's avoidance of the violence and destruction that plagued other cities during the turbulent 1960s has been credited to Lawson's leadership.
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#EmmySoDiverse: Full List of Black Nominees
Check out this list of black 2016 Emmy Awards nominees recognizing these individuals for the outstanding work they do in television.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Gears Up To Run For Governor Of Georgia
During Bottoms' stint as the second Black woman Mayor elected in Atlanta history, she championed affordable housing while advocating for social issues such as immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.
Obama and a New Generation Come to Power
They’ve been called the “children of the dream.†They are the generation of African Americans, born around 1960 or shortly thereafter, old enough to exploit the opportunities made possible by the civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but too young to have personally fought in the epic, often costly battles that created those opportunities and breached the barriers that frustrated the aspirations of their forebears.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Leadership and Standing Alone
Some of the most successful women in the world are women who are simply not afraid to stand against the majority. Regardless of their titles, degrees or roles within an...