Yesterday marks a significant win in the decades-long effort to recognize and celebrate the philanthropic legacy of Julius Rosenwald and his impact on American democratic equality. With the president’s signing of the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020, a process begins that would lead to the establishment of the first National Park Service […]
By Cassandra Yany Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday after her long battle with cancer. The 87-year-old Supreme Court justice was a trailblazer who continuously worked to end gender discrimination and preserve our civil liberties. The Supreme Court announced Friday that Ginsburg passed away at her Washington D.C. home due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. […]
by Justin Lyons Colin Kaepernick is officially back in Madden. For the first time since 2017, football fans and Colin Kaepernick fans will have the chance to use the ex-49ers quarterback in the signature football game from EA SPORTS. The announcement came from EA SPORTS themselves, saying, “Colin Kaepernick is one of the top free […]
The internet has given everyone a voice, and Change.org has become one of the most popular platforms for using that voice. One of the site’s petitions that seems to be picking up steam, almost reaching 100,000 signatures, is a petition to remove a billboard advertising WhitePrideRadio.com and AltRightTV.com. According to the post on Change.org, Harrison […]
As of late, one of our team members had the opportunity to sit down with New York City mayoral candidate Dianne Morales for an interview. After eight years under Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City will see someone new in the position in 2021, and Morales, a member of the Democratic Party, is jumping […]
Check out the official trailer for MISBEHAVIOUR, the charmingly provocative true story of how two very different groups of women made their voices heard in the fight for equality, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“The Morning Show”) and Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice). In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, […]
BPC Honors the Late Civil Rights Icons – Rev. CT Vivian, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery and Congressman John Lewis. We stand on the shoulders of these great civil rights icons who sacrificed for descendants of slaves, colored, black, african-americans, human rights and all people. From the BPC Team: “I cannot imagine what life today would […]
Juvenile Law Center today launched Failed Policies, Forfeited Futures: Revisiting a National Scorecard on Juvenile Records – a national report evaluating state juvenile records policies. The organization will be holding a national press zoom call on the scorecard today at 12:30 pm EST. The report updates a project the organization launched in the fall of […]
In celebration of Pride, RCA Records is excited to announce they will be holding a virtual livestream – 2020 Pride Benefit Concert – to help raise funds for the Human Rights Campaign on June 30th. The livestream will be mixed with performances from some of RCA’s outstanding roster as well as serve as a platform […]
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status, a major victory for advocates of gay rights and for the nascent transgender rights movement — and a surprising one from an increasingly conservative court. By a vote of 6-3, the court said Title […]
