WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — The July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida became the catalyst for creation of the Black Lives Matter movement. The movement’s genesis was tweeting of the namesake Twitter hashtag — #BlackLivesMatter. It's been only in the recent months that the movement has captured the attention and subsequent ire of conservative media. Members … [Continue Reading] about Survey: Conservatives Suggest Renaming #BlackLivesMatter
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Ebony Will Publish Extra Special Issue Focused On Black Males
CHICAGO — Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., announced today that this winter it will publish a first-ever Extra Special Issue of Ebony that will focus exclusively on analyzing the many levels of disparities currently affecting black males in America. … [Continue Reading] about Ebony Will Publish Extra Special Issue Focused On Black Males
Alabama Legislature Will Not Renamed Historic Selma Bridge
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A resolution to rename the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge — site of the violent 1965 Bloody Sunday confrontation during the Civil Right Movement — died in a committee of the Alabama legislature here today when … [Continue Reading] about Alabama Legislature Will Not Renamed Historic Selma Bridge