A Stanford University study found that women will typically identify as multi-racial because of society's fascination with “exotic” women.

GA Rep. John Lewis refutes Bernie Sanders claims that he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. "I never saw him", said Lewis.

Georgia congressman and civil rights legend, John Lewis will be the first of the many civil rights heroes named after new navy ship. NBCNews.com reports: Secretary…

On the heels of Twitter hiring a white man as their new vice president of diversity and inclusion, Pinterest takes a more purposeful step in hiring Candice Morgan as their first ever Head of Diversity.

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America has lost a warrior of the Civil Rights Movement. Amelia Boynton Robinson died today in Alabama of a massive stroke.

Voting rights advocates are urging lawmakers to restore voting protections reduced in a 2013 Supreme Court decision.

Oprah Winfrey and entertainment legend Harry Belafonte, among others honored at Harvard University for their contributions to African American culture. Oprah also accepted a posthumous award for her good friend poet Maya Angelou who you may recall died earlier this year. As posted by, Blackamericaweb.com Click for more:http://blackamericaweb.com/2014/10/01/harvard-honors-oprah-and-harry-belafonte-with-du-bois-medal

Elli Wright, 10, and her father Ned and his wife Nung look on as they wait for the march to begin. Elli inspired her parents to travel from West Virginia to march in support of Trayvon Martin’s family. August 24, 2013 (photo credit: Antonio Thompson)     If you thought only African Americans were the […]

From the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial last Saturday, Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network “Realize The Dream” march aimed to channel the same energy of…

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Former Ku Klux Klan member Elwin Wilson (pictured), who publicly apologized for his racial hatred, has passed away at age 76, according to CNN. SEE ALSO:…