'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave women
SLIDESHOW - 'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave black women. While Meryl Streep is making headlines for her new role in this biopic...
ColorofChange targets corporations over voting laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - An online advocacy group wants corporations that market to African Americans to stop giving money to a conservative organization working for stricter voting laws...
200+ arrested at Occupy Los Angeles, 50 in Philly
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia moved in on Occupy Wall Street encampments under darkness in an effort to clear out some of the longest-lasting protest sites...
Can rap stars Occupy while watching their thrones?
OPINION - Given the economic terrain back in August, boasts of 'planking on a million' felt hopelessly out of touch...
Jay-Z, Russell Simmons plan Occupy concert
HIP HOP WIRED - Russell Simmons and Jay-Z are continuing their efforts to support Occupy Wall Street...
How Occupy can learn from civil rights movement
OPINION - Your average sit-in activist was usually a well-dressed and polished church-goer or college student who was able to elicit the moral responsibility of the viewer...
Occupy Wall Street raid has repercussions
OPINION - They were trying to kill the movement. They've only set themselves up for an incredibly long fight...
NAACP to challenge voter ID laws nationwide
OPINION - Our nation is in the midst of a 100-year flood of extremist attacks on voting rights. The goal: to block access to the polls for people of color, the elderly, and students...
NAACP plans nationwide protests on voter ID laws
NEW YORK (AP) - Kansas, Tennessee and Wisconsin are among the states that passed voter identification measures this year...
Rappers take to mic in Oakland Occupy protest
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats have been among the thousands marching...
