Why You Must Let Your Voice Be Heard On Trump’s Supreme Court Replacement
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 14th amendment, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection under the law" one only has to look to...
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Civil Rights Pioneer Viola Desmond Will Take Her Place On Canada’s New $10 Bill
Seventy-two years after her heroic challenge of Canada's racial discriminatory laws, Viola Desmond was announced as the new face on the country's new $10 bill....
CNN Analyst Bakari Sellers on President Trump’s First 100 Days
Lawyer, activist and CNN analyst Bakari Sellers tells BE what Americans should and should not expect during President Trump's first 100 days in office....
Black History Month: Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks
BE celebrates Rosa Parks, a legendary civil rights leader and a key player in the Montgomery Bus Boycott during the Civil Rights Era....
Black History Month: Black Panther Party Leader Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver was a writer, political activist, and one of the early leaders of the Black Panther Party (BPP), a revolutionary Civil Rights group that...
5 Facts You Should Know about the Women’s March on Washington
March organizers are using this opportunity to to educate and empower women to take both social and political change in their own hands....
‘Hidden Figures’ Reveals the Power of Math
Unfolding from the 1940s to the 1960s, the story, as Hidden Figures film director Theodore Melfi puts it, “… takes place at the collision of...
[Women’s History Month] Dr. Dara Richardson Heron Making History At The YWCA
It is my hope that when people reflect on my legacy, they will say, “Throughout her life, Dara worked tirelessly to enhance the lives of...
The Black Panther Party For Self-Defense: Black Lives Matter 1960s Style
On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 9PM, Vanguard of the Revolution premiered on PBS and caused a firestorm on Twitter. The documentary, about the rise...
Black Lives Matter Activist Running For Mayor of Baltimore
Becoming the 13th and final candidate to jump into the primary race, Mckesson comes to the political game with less of a traditional background compared...