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U.S. Rep. John Lewis greets seventh graders Arin Hilson, Brandon Daniels and Juan Pacheco from the John Lewis Invictus Academy. (Credit: Bob Andrews, The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Freedom Parkway in Atlanta Renamed to Honor Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis

Scandal’s Joe Morton becomes Dick Gregory in New Play, ‘Turn Me Loose’

Roy Oliver, White Ex-Texas Cop, Found Guilty of Murdering 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards After Shooting Into a Car of Unarmed Black Teens as They Drove...

Muhammad Ali’s Childhood Church Remembers Boxer’s Life and Legacy; Younger Brother Participates in Service

Civil Rights Groups on High Alert for Cyberthreats as They Register Minorities Ahead of...

Trupania Bonner is quick to warn groups registering minorities to vote to be alert for cybertricks. His training class for civic engagement groups now includes...

Lisa Sharon Harper: Trump’s Appeal Is Based on Fear of Losing Propped-Up White Prosperity

Race broke the world. What if Plato had never pontificated, in his Republic, on inherent social status — pre-ordained lots in life — and called...

Stephon Clark’s Family Seeks $35 Million In Wrongful Death Claim Against City of Sacramento

Stephon Clark’s family is seeking $35 million from the city of Sacramento. A lawyer representing the family filed a wrongful death claim against the city earlier...

Rev. Bryan Carter of Concord Church in Dallas and Other Major Area Churches Plan...

The issues that prompted Thursday's protest march in downtown Dallas and the wounds torn in the community by the deadly gunman pose a serious...

Dr. Herron K. Gaston: Ambassador for Justice

Herron Gaston ’14 M.Div., ’15 S.T.M. is the recently promoted Associate Director of Admissions at Yale Divinity School and a key contributor to the...

Robert J. Jones Chosen as New Chancellor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois has chosen a new chancellor for the flagship Urbana-Champaign campus. A written statement from the university on Tuesday says Robert J....

Princeton Theological Professor Keri Day Asks: Would Kavanaugh’s White Conservative Supporters Still Back him...

by Keri Day The Brett Kavanaugh crisis has been a crucible for questions about sexual behavior and women’s equality. But Thursday’s drama on Capitol Hill,...

LISTEN: Slavery & the New World, Pt. 7; the Negro Church, Pt. 8; the...

http://traffic.libsyn.com/historybabc/HBABC-39.mp3 Our Scripture verse for today is Psalm 119:93 which reads: "I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me." Our History...

Colin Kaepernick Receives W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard University for Contributions to Black...

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was among eight people saluted by Harvard University on Thursday for contributions to black history and culture. All eight recipients...

Denzel Washington Circling Lead Role In Dan Gilroy’s Legal Drama ‘Inner City’

Denzel Washington is eyeing the lead role in “Inner City,” a legal drama written and to be directed by Dan Gilroy, Variety has learned. The project...

WATCH: Meet Robert F. Smith, the Black Billionaire Who Adobe Just Paid Another $3...

Back in 2016, African-American billionaire Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, made a big bet when he paid $1.8 billion...

Yolanda Adams Confirms BET’s ‘Sunday Best’ Competition Will Return in 2017

Inquiring minds want to know what happened to BET's popular gospel singing completion "Sunday Best," and now Yolanda Adams, one of the show's judges,...

Kanye West Distances Himself from Politics; Says he Realizes he’s ‘Been Used’

Kanye West took to Twitter on Tuesday to reveal he's had enough of politics. The outspoken fan of President Trump tweeted: “My eyes are now...

WATCH: Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith’s ‘Poetry Battle’ at Dedication For National Museum of...

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/portableplayer/?cmsID=394679541&videoID=cyeCzQC0QnTk&origin=nbcbayarea.com&sec=multimedia&subsec=&width=600&height=360 Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith share the work of African-American poets during the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. SOURCE:...