civil rights

On February 2, 1948, President Truman sent Congress a message encouraging a civil rights program. The purpose of the program was to promote fair employment and anti-lynching for African Americans.     SOURCE: http://blackfacts.com/

Guns and the Civil Rights movement sound like total opposites because we have always heard about the movement being a non-violent one. In hindsight, the…

Congresswoman Terri Sewell wants the Civil Rights marchers of Selma to be recognized by Congress for the work and sacrifices they made in the fight for…

Roland Martin talked with Ava DuVernay, director of “Selma,” about the critically-acclaimed film and how she became a director during a recent press event. DuVernay,…

A group of Black state lawmakers is stepping up pressure on Google, Facebook, Twitter and others to diversify their workforces in 2015 through more robust…

Roland Martin caught up with Oprah Winfrey, one of the producers of the MLK biopic “Selma” during a red carpet event for the movie. “Selma,”…

A week ago, the NAN offices were busy with activity.  We were planning for the Justice For All March that took place on December 13. …

At 10:30 a.m. this morning (Saturday Dec. 13), hundreds of people began to gather at the Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. By noon, the crowd had grown to thousands. The protesters began marching through the nation’s capital to call for justice in light of recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police. The […]

Over the past weekend Oprah Winfrey held a “Legends of Selma” brunch to honor Civil Rights pioneers who helped pave the way for all of…

Civil rights icon, Rep. John Lewis joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss what is currently happening in Ferguson, Gov. Jay Nixon declaring a…

The Almanett Hotel in Gulfport is the only Black-owned hotel in southern Mississippi. In the late ’50’s and 60’s, it was also the site of…