Dr. King and the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott
A year-long boycott begins a life of peaceful protest and service by Charlene Crowell Depicting the spirit of the Montgomery bus boycott, this cartoon by Laura Gray first appeared in The Militant on...
View Article‘Vigilante on the Loose’: Black filmmakers put Overtown back on Front Street
by Rasheed “Vigilante on the Loose” is based on a true story about a community plagued with past injustice. This time they chose to stand their ground. Filmed on location in Miami, Florida, the film...
View ArticleNew Orleans land grab: Addressing the ‘elephant’ in the city 10 years after...
by Dr. Beverly Wright New Orleans – As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, let’s not ignore the “elephant” in New Orleans, notwithstanding the pressure to do just that. The elephant...
View ArticleLongtime ILWU Local 10 President Cleophas Williams mourned
Cleophas Williams, 93, of Oakland, California, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2016. He was born June 12, 1923, to John Henry and Bertha Williams in Camden, Arkansas. He attended Booker T....
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