He just wanted a burger: Civil rights pioneer made history
Bruce Boynton, an unheralded civil rights pioneer arrested for sitting in the whites-only section of a bus station in 1958, is being recognized in his native Alabama.
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Film showcases historically black colleges and universities
Martin Luther King speaks at a Charter Day ceremony at Howard University in Washington. King discussed his civil rights movement theme, "We shall overcome."
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey to lecture at Howard University
In this June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey will give a series of lectures at Howard University, the historically black college in the nation's capital and the keynote address at the school's opening convocation Sept.
Trump questions whether key funding source for historically black colleges is constitutional
President Trump talks with leaders of historically black universities and colleges before posing for a group photo in the Oval Office in February. In February, President Trump invited leaders from historically black colleges and universities to the White House, a move they hoped signaled his support for the institutions and showed an effort to give them more clout in his administration.
The Many Lives of Pauli Murray
The wager was ten dollars. It was 1944, and the law students of Howard University were discussing how best to bring an end to Jim Crow.
Rachel Dolezal Is Nearly Homeless, On Food Stamps And Still White
Former NAACP branch president Rachel Dolezal, who lied about being black but still identifies as black, is now jobless, living on food stamps and expects to lose her home next month. "There's no protected class for me," the former NAACP branch president told The Guardian.
Alabama band to march at inauguration, igniting controversy
The marching band of Alabama's oldest private, historically black liberal arts college has accepted an invitation to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade, organizers said. Talladega College's band will march at Trump's inauguration as other historically black schools such as Howard University, which performed at President Barack Obama's first inaugural parade, said they won't be marching in the Jan. 20 event.
Pitts: How to talk to black people, in eight easy lessons
Today's column is presented as a public service. It is for serious politicians both Democratic and Republican - and also for Donald Trump.
Obama’s legacy of a pre-post-racial era
As Barack Obama's presidency takes a backseat to the psychodrama known as the 2016 election, historians, speculators and revisionists are busy writing his presidential epitaph. Not least of the revisionists is Obama himself.
Maryland Congressmana s Daughter Uses Dada s Car – and Congressional License Plates – to Drive for Lyft
A Lyft car that was trimmed with congressional plates that went viral on social media belongs to Rep. Elijah E. Cummings . A photo submitted to local Washington, D.C., blog Popville last week depicted a black Honda with a pink Lyft driver sticker on its window shield and the words "Maryland U.S. Congress 7-A" on its license plates.
Parker: Obama’s legacy of a pre-post-racial era
As Barack Obama's presidency takes a backseat to the psychodrama known as the 2016 election, historians, speculators and revisionists are busy writing his presidential epitaph. Not least of the revisionists is Obama himself.