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Republican leaders commemorate King as they struggle to reach black voters 27 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
As thousands of people congregate in Washington to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, Republican Party leaders met to once again take a new step forward engaging black vot...
How Gerrymandering Has Created a Segregated House 27 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
Reading Robert Penn Warren’s 1964 interview with Martin Luther King Jr. along with Beth Reinhard’s piece on how African-Americans still lack clout in Congress makes clear a conundrum at the heart of t...
Poll: Black Support for New Civil-Rights Laws Climbs After Zimmerman Verdict 27 Aug 2013 | 06:20 pm
Support for new civil-rights laws has increased among African-Americans since the George Zimmerman verdict, according to a new Gallup Poll. In the poll, 61 percent of African-Americans surveyed said n...
Survey finds African Americans hit hard by high health care costs 27 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
Economic stability, racial equality, and health status are intertwined, according to a recent poll that confirmed African Americans, hardest hit by the high cost of health care, worry even when they a...
Black Republicans Lament Party’s Forgotten Role in Civil Rights Movement 27 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm
When Republicans planned a gathering to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, they weren’t initially sure who would show up. With most lawmakers out of town and Washington full ...
BAEO Calls On U.S. Department of Justice to Drop Lawsuit Impacting Low-Income and Working Class Families in Louisiana 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am
The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) remains baffled that the United States Department of Justice has petitioned the federal courts in Louisiana to force decisions about if and when our m...
Black lawmakers lament flaring of racial tensions under Obama 27 Aug 2013 | 02:15 am
When President Obama follows in Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps on Wednesday with an address at the Lincoln Memorial, he will face a nation where race remains the great divide. Black lawmakers say ...
Hollywood reflects on race in year of black, civil rights films 26 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
Race in America has been a hot topic of debate this summer and Hollywood, as if on cue, has muscled its way into the conversation. This year is shaping up to be a big one in film for African American,...
In March on Washington, white activists were largely overlooked but strategically essential 26 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
Eric Kulberg was an 18-year-old intern in the summer of 1963 when he asked his boss for the day off so he could attend the March on Washington. “What are you, a n—– lover or something?” Kulberg’s supe...
On MLK Anniversary, Black Numbers Are Up in Congress, but Power Is Down 26 Aug 2013 | 06:29 pm
When Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago this week, just five African-Americans held seats in Congress. There are 44 today. But those numbers mask a hard reality:...
