Al Sharpton meets with Barneys CEO, talks racial profiling
Civil Rights leader and activist Al Sharpton met with Barney's New York CEO on Tuesday to discuss the recent racial profiling allegations filed against the high-end retailer. Two black customers...
View ArticleFrom Local to National Activism: 30 Black Men Consulting the White House
By Ekundayo Igeleke 10:27 am June 4, 2014 I was honored to be a part of a national delegation of 30 black Public Ally Alumni professionals working on a Public Allies and Open Society Foundation project...
View ArticleInstead of arrests, Ferguson protesters get meeting with U.S. Attorney
By BYP @blackyouthproj 1:18 pm August 29, 2014 When a group of Ferguson, Missouri protesters marched on the office of U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan on Tuesday, they expected to be arrested. Instead,...
View ArticleFerguson activists meet with President, demand an end to police brutality
By BYP @blackyouthproj 1:32 pm December 2, 2014 Ferguson, Missouri activists met with President Barack Obama Monday to demand that officials put an end to police brutality in the nation. It has been...
View ArticleSteve Harvey Meets With Donald Trump, Internet (Including DL Hughley) Reacts...
To date, President-Elect Donald Trump’s interaction with Black people has been mostly limited to making vague promises from the safety of rooms full of white faces, painting inner cities as urban...
View ArticleAirman Mario Manago fired and convicted of federal crime after being 6...
Mario Manago, a 12-year-veteran of the U.S. Air Force was fired and convicted of a federal crime for being six minutes late to a meeting with superior officers. He’s now forced to find new employment...
View ArticleWoman throws ashes of niece who died in police custody at LAPD Chief
On May 8, 2018, the Los Angeles Police Commission board president Steve Soboroff called for a recess during a regularly scheduled meeting when Sheila Hines-Brim, a Black resident, interrupted with...
View ArticleEthiopia and Eritrea end 20 year conflict with peace summit
Ethiopia and Eritrea have declared peace after nearly 20 years of “no war, no peace” between the two countries, according to reports from the BBC. Previously, a peace treaty which was supposed to end...
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