Focus on Sport / Getty Images NFL Announces Social Justice Slogans Will Be Inscribed on Every Field During pregame ceremonies, a recorded performance of 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing,' known as the Black national anthem, will play. By The Associated Press August 31, 2020
Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images Defund Police Movement Spurned on Both Sides of the Aisle As some on the left call for cuts to police funding, others - including Joe Biden - have joined Trump in criticizing the movement. By The Associated Press June 8, 2020
Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM / YouTube screen shot NAACP President Issues Biden Endorsement Statement Amidst 'You Ain't Black' Disaster The NAACP's statement came following a controversial interview Biden did Friday morning with 'The Breakfast Club,' a popular radio show. By Joe Setyon May 23, 2020
Steve Ruark / AP Former Baltimore Mayor Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Children's Book Scheme Catherine Pugh spoke through tears for about 10 minutes before her sentencing in federal court in Baltimore. By The Associated Press February 27, 2020
News 12 Westchester screen shotCommentary Bed, Bath & Beyond Removes Black Jack-O'-Lanterns After Backlash - 'Extreme Lack of Sensitivity' After the jack-o'-lanterns received some negative attention in Nyack, New York, it wasn't long before the aggrieved began to pile on. By C. Douglas Golden October 23, 2019
Jeff Kowalsky / AFP / Getty Images NAACP Votes Unanimously for Trump Impeachment Despite Low Black Unemployment, Shows Its True Mission Delegates to the NAACP's convention voted unanimously Tuesday to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. By Joe Setyon July 23, 2019
Nicholas K. Geranios / AP Rachel Dolezal Manages To Avoid Trial for Welfare Fraud 'Needless to say, she’s been through a lot,' her lawyer said. By Jack Davis April 6, 2019
Josh Brasted / Getty Images; Mediaite screen shot Watch Dems Kick Off Forum with Chant from Cop-Killer A major event featuring top Democratic presidential candidates started off with a chanted quote from a convicted cop-killer and Marxist communist. By Ben Marquis April 4, 2019
TV One / Twitter screen shot They Told Chris Rock 'No Jussie Smollett Jokes,' So He Walked on Stage and Demolished Him He wasn't afraid to say what was on everybody's mind. By Joe Saunders March 31, 2019
Nuccio DiNuzzo / Getty Images NAACP Nominates Jussie Smollett for 'Image Award' Smollett's representative says he's not planning to attend, however. By The Associated Press March 30, 2019