By Janet Singleton
After Juanita Goggins’ neighbor noticed that her house lights had been off for a week or more, someone in her Columbus, S.C., community called police, and the once-famous civil rights trailblazer was found in her home—frozen to death.

By Doug Miller
Current changes in credit card regulations might lead to an exchange such as this…

By Imani Perry
Khalil Gibran Muhammad introduces his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race Crime and the Making of Modern America, with a contemporary lens. He cites the dire reality that “Nearly half of the more than two million Americans behind bars are African American…” and describes the commonplace of associating blackness with crime in the contemporary United States.

By Kevin Eason
Kevin Eason is a freelance editorial cartoonist and Illustrator from NJ. His brand of satire covers news events in politics, entertainment, sports and much more. Kevin’s work features include: TVOne, NABJ, WBLS_107.5FM, EURweb and various newspapers & magazines throughout the country.

Arthur Mumphrey served over 17 years in a Texas prison after being convicted for the rape of 13-year-old girl. Two African American men had followed the victim before taking her to a wooded area, where they raped her. The victim could not identify the men, but Mumphrey’s co-defendant admitted to the rape and implicated Mumphrey. DNA testing conducted in 2005 revealed that Mumphrey’s co-defendant, as well as an unknown male, were the sources of semen. Four years ago this week, Mumphrey was officially exonerated when he was pardoned by the Governor of Texas.

By Lee A. Daniels
Fourteen months into the Obama Presidency, it’s become more and more obvious that the spectacular example of the First Family sketches only a partial portrait of the present and possible future of Black America. The rest of the portrait—better to call it a mosaic—is far more complex and, in some areas, far less sunny.

By TaRessa Stovall
Each step I took across the Brooklyn Bridge on a sunny Monday, March 8, brought me closer to survivors whose strength and resilience are as miraculous as they are uplifting. With hundreds of women and men of all colors and ages, we crossed this landmark in unison to pay tribute to women who have survived every atrocity of war and whose lives and stories invite each of us to stand and walk and work for peace.

By Desiree Cooper
At a Detroit conference in March, 20-year-old Marvin Ligon had the status of a rock star. Why? Because he was a troubled kid who got a summer job—and kept it. Shuttled between media interviews and flocks of young people seeking his advice, Ligon paused to participate in a panel entitled “Employing Youth in Detroit: Prospects and Challenges.”

By George Alexander
I say we start celebrating Black History every day. If there’s ever a good time to feed your mind a little Black History every single day of the week, it’s now.

By Kevin Eason
Kevin Eason is a freelance editorial cartoonist and Illustrator from NJ. His brand of satire covers news events in politics, entertainment, sports and much more. Kevin’s work features include: TVOne, NABJ, WBLS_107.5FM, EURweb and various newspapers & magazines throughout the country.