via: Democracy Now

Over the past week, political analyst Zerlina Maxwell has received racially fueled death threats for speaking out…

via: thinkprogress

The corporate argument that huge executive pay packages are necessary to retain top talent has proven to be false, yet the U.S. tax code…

By Gabriel Bell

When we heard that J. Crew majordomo Jenna Lyons had split from…

Via: NPR by COREY DADE

Many African-Americans are buzzing about the latest edition of Jet…

via: Jonathan Watts in Port-au-Prince The Guardian,

Aftermath of hurricane Sandy leaves Haiti facing new disaster…

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Today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the City of New York is partnering with Airbnb to provide those in need with much-needed housing relief.

Airbnb members in Hurricane Sandy–affected areas can now …

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama called human trafficking nothing more than "modern slavery," outlining new steps on Tuesday to combat the exploitation of workers and children in the United States and abroad.

Obama said in an address to the Clinton Global Initiative that he…

Via AP: EBOW GODWIN and KUDJO KAGLAN

In this Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 photo,…

via:  The Huffington Post

Angela Rockwood is fearless. The star of the new Sundance Channel show "Push Girls" lost the use of her legs and most of her…

By Sara Nersesian via Annette Lamothe-Ramos

As youngsters, we're…

The Huffington Post  |  By Timothy Stenovec

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer are coughing up a bit of cash for marriage equality.…

Named in honor of the first female surfers from Polynesia, Brown Girl Surf TM is a journey to find, support and share with you the stories of the world's first female surfers.    The first girls in the…

U.S. military veteran and lecturer Paul Chappell explains why he now advocates peaceful solutions to conflict. Chappell served for seven years, was deployed to Baghdad in 2006, and left active duty in November 2009 as an Army Captain. He wrote the book …

via: NewOne

Black men who openly discuss their challenges…


Friends of the Earth International released a new report earlier this week revealing the environmental degradation and human rights violations that are the result of land…

Sometimes fashion is not always what it's seems and it's our responsibility to make good purchasing choices.  Here is a feature that I just read on the Huffington Post that I thought I would share with you regarding alleged violations of worker's rights...…

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- In the more than four decades since the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated on the balcony of Memphis' Lorraine Motel, about 900 U.S. cities have named local streets for him. Memphis is not one of them, though there is a stretch…