Nana Gyamfi has been a human and civil rights attorney with a specialty in criminal defense since 1994. Nana graduated from Cornell University and earned her law degree from UCLA’s School of Law. In 1992, while still in law school, Nana worked with Chokwe Lumumba at the Black Law Institute and co-organized and […]
Dr. Gerald Horne holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received […]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women. She is an economist, author and commentator who’s popular writings have appeared in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms.Magazine, Essence Magazine, the Progressive and many more. Well-known for appearances on national network programs, including CNN, BET, PBS, NBC, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, […]
Things got ugly during jury deliberations in a 2010 sexual assault trial in Colorado. “I think he did it because he’s Mexican, and Mexican men take whatever they want,” a juror said of the defendant. The juror, identified in court papers as H. C., was a former law enforcement officer. After the trial was over, […]
The Mayor has a combined 39 years in public safety, municipal government and education. He holds a Bachelor of Science (California State University at Los Angeles) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (California Polytechnic University at Pomona). Mayor Butts has served as a general manager or assistant general manager of large and […]
The US Census Bureau’s announcement today that the number of Americans living below the poverty line fell between 2014 and 2015 is good news. But before we get too excited, it is worth noting that the federal poverty line was a meager $12,000 for a single…READ MORE
Western Regional Student Minister & Representative of The “Nation of Islam”, Resident Minister of Muhammad Mosque No. 27 in Los Angeles. Sent by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to Los Angeles in 1996 to broaden the community’s awareness of the universal mission of the Nation of Islam. Pastor K. T. Moreland of Worship in Truth Church of God […]
Earlier this month, during an appearance on MSNBC, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) told Andrea Mitchell that the persistent narrative raising suspicion about Hillary Clinton’s health was “quite sexist.” Right-wing and conservative websites — which have been pushing conspiracy theories about Clinton’s mental and physical capacity with accelerating intensity in recent weeks — immediately hit back derisively at Klobuchar’s …READ MORE
If Donald Trump is elected president, will he and his family permanently sever all connections to the Trump Organization, a sprawling business empire that has spread a secretive financial web across the world? Or will Trump instead choose to be the most conflicted president in American history, one whose business interests will constantly jeopardize […]
Doctah B Sirius, PhD is a leading mind, body and spirit medicine man, certified doctor of metaphysics, master herbalist- natural remedy formulator, wellness educator, and vibrational healing music pioneer. He is widely respected and endorsed by Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Dick Gregory, Alice Coltrane and a host others. Doctah B Sirius has clients […]