MLK’s Dream in Jeopardy
When we pull together to forge a new and equitable path, change is possible.
Author Event: The Black History of the White House
Official histories of the United States have ignored the fact that 25 percent of all U.S. presidents were slaveholders, and that black people were held in bondage in the White House itself. And while the nation was born under the banner of “freedom and justice for all,” many colonists risked rebelling against England in order to protect their lucrative slave business from the growing threat of British abolitionism. These historical facts, commonly excluded from schoolbooks and popular versions of American history, have profoundly shaped the course of race relations in the United States.
Responsible for his own Words
The Juan Williams debacle shows that flying-while-Muslim is the new driving-while-black.
Remembering Ron Walters
His quiet demeanor belied a passionate and lifelong commitment to civil rights.
We’re Not Colorblind
Racism is woven into the very fabric of our society.
Dishonoring MLK’s Legacy
What do Beck, Palin, and the NRA have to do with the 1963 March on Washington?
A Bitter Taste of Racial Discrimination
While pundits and politicos were vilifying Shirley Sherrod for an act of discrimination that didn’t occur, Senate Republicans cut the payments for thousands of official acts of actual discrimination against African-American farmers.
Compassionate Conservatives
They’re only compassionate when it comes to rich white folks.
Diasporan African Women’s Network Career Panel
IPS’ Emira Woods will be a featured panelist for the Diasporan African Women’s Network (DAWN) career panel. The event is meant to develop and support talented women and girls of the African diaspora focused on African affairs.
School Diversity under Siege
Separate still isn’t equal.
Segregation Ghost
The nightmare of deja vu all over again.
Black America: The Economic State of Emergency
IPS scholar Dedrick Muhammad will speak on the human face of the racial divide and the economic crisis.
Time for a Job Surge
National Urban League crunches numbers on joblessness and outlines solutions to the long-term unemployment crisis.
A Main Street and MLK Boulevard Stimulus
For communities that were already in economic freefall before this recession, it’s a catastrophe.
The Lost Chapters of Malcolm X
And a discussion on the racial divide in honor of his 85th birthday.