Black Lawyers
2016 Presidential Campaign
- Here Are All The Dates You Need To Know For Election 2016
- Donald Trump, the GOP, Race and Me
- No Donald Trump, “Great Love for the Country” Comes from People Protesting You
- 2016 Primary Calendar and Results
- MAP OF SHAME
#SAYHERNAME
- Grand jury to consider charges in death of Sandra Bland | Watch the video
- The Holtzclaw Verdict: Vindication for Women Who Did Not Report
- AP: Hundreds of officers lose licenses over sex misconduct
- #DanielHoltzclaw Trial: Officer Who Raped 13 Black Women Reacts in Shock as Guilty Verdicts are Read
2016 Presidential Campaign
Affirmative Action
African American Women Girls & the Law.
- For Stephanie, Shaneka and Kristy: We Need to Address Violence Against Black Women
- How Black Women Have Been Erased from America’s Race Debate
- Black women and girls killed by the police. Speak their names, see their faces and know their stories.
- INNOV8TIV’S 50 yound visionary women leaders to watch in 2015
- Black girls matter: Pushed out, overpoliced, and underprotected
- Where the Leadership of Black Women Can Take Us
- 7 Women Civil Rights leaders you need to know
African Genius.
- Meet John Sumter: A Nine-Year Old “Child Genius” in The 99.9 Percentile
- Amelia Boynton
- 16 year old Illinois native set enter Ph.D. program
- 16-year old is working on her doctorate; has an IQ higher than Einstein – Financial Juneteenth
- Activists Mourn Race Theorist Dr. Frances Cress Welsing : The Two-Way : NPR
Baltimore
- After Baltimore, most Americans not buying poverty narrative
- Why no talk of Gray’s disabilities?
- How Racism Doomed Baltimore
Baltimore Uprising
Black History Month
- Joint statement that AAPF and NAES just released
- ‘SNL’ Slays White America’s Reaction to “Formation” With ‘The Day Beyoncé Turned Black’
- Young Activists Fight to Tell Their Story and Overcome Stereotypes
- Video that School Leaders and Parents Called a “White Guilt” Video for Students.
Black Lives Matter
Business and Entrepreneurship
- New grant established to help jumpstart black businesses – Financial Juneteenth
- Diverse Small-Business Owners Share Their Experiences
- MGM National Harbor Supports Black Businesses
- A Bus Tour Highlights Detroit’s Black Economy | Al Jazeera America
- 12 Questions That Can Take Your Business From $0 to $1M – Financial Juneteenth
- Millionstwoone
- Girl Bosses
Climate Change.
Criminal Justice.
- Justice Department about to free 6,000 prisoners, largest one-time release – The Washington Post
- Ferguson movement drafts its own blueprint
- “Carceral Conglomerate” Makes Millions From Incarcerated, Their Friends and Families
- Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Ferguson Over ‘Debtors Prisons’
- There are more jails than colleges in the United States
- Mappiing Police Violence
- Eric Holder’s parting shot: It’s too hard to bring civil rights cases
- Chicagoans detail abusive confinement inside police ‘black site’
- PANTS ON FIRE5 days ago teen’s autopsy contradicts police report
- We Lock Up Tons of Innocent people and charge them for the privilege
- Stop Privatizing Prisons
- Guess who’s working together to address a key factor in mass incarceration?
Economic Justice
- Economic Justice: Are Shareholder Interests In Short Term Profits Threatening the Long-Term Future of America?”
- http://www.nelp.org/publication/raise-wages-kill-jobs-no-correlation-minimum-wage-increases-employment-levels/
Education
Environmental Justice
- Media Largely Blind to Devastating Impact of Harvey to Poor Communities
- How To Help Your Child Love Their Education | The Black Home School
- Climate Justice: A Fight for Equal Opportunity
- Flint’s structural racism: This is why providing poisoned water to the city’s citizens seemed like a reasonable idea – Salon.com
Fair Housing
Health
Policing Reform.
- Without addressing disability, we’ll never make meaningful progress in ending police violence
- Unarmed teen killed by Madison cop
- Ferguson police department report .pdf
- For Stephanie, Shaneka and Kristy: We Need to Address Violence Against Black Women
- Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose
- Eric Holder’s parting shot: It’s too hard to bring civil rights cases
- Black women and girls killed by the police. Speak their names, see their faces and know their stories.
- Ferguson movement drafts its own blueprint
- http://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
- Pro-slavery Ohio officer quits when he’s caught wishing for all blacks to be ‘exterminated’
- Chicagoans detail abusive confinement inside police ‘black site’
- Teen’s Autopsy Contradicts Police Report
- Civil Rights Attorneys sue Ferguson over ‘Debtors Prisons’
- Justice department brown shooting
Politics
Educational Attainment
- Michael L. Lomax: Obama’s plan could hinder black colleges
- The Least Celebrated, but Most Successful, Colleges for Graduating Low-Income Black Students
- Report Reveals 10 States Have Withheld Over $50 Million in HBCU Funding
International Human Rights.
Media Matters
New Orleans
- INFOGRAPHIC: Race and Recovery 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina | Colorlines
- What Is the Place for Black People in Post-Katrina New Orleans? | TakePart
Race & Sports
- This 10-year old is getting college offers to His dad’s dismay
- NFL player went broke now he’s writing a book to warn others
- Scale of racism in cup host Russia a threat
- How to bring Pro Football into the 21st century
- Jackie Robinson West Boon little league coffers tv ratings
Voting Rights
- Report the impact of voter suppression laws
- Six black politicians you probably didn’t learn about in school
- Fifty years after march selma everything and nothing has changed
- Obama plans to take malia sasha to selma/
- Voting Rights Manifesto
Wealth & Assets