About D.L. Chandler

D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. Metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter and culture critic. Getting his start in the late 1990s in print, D.L. joined the growing field of online reporting in 1998. His first big break came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation\'s first Black political news portal.

D.L. has worked in the past for OkayPlayer, MTV News, Metro Connection and several other publications and magazines. D.L., a native Washingtonian, resides in the Greater Washington area.

Three young Black men were killed on the campus of South Carolina State University on Feb. 8, 1968, during an anti-segregation protest after local police opened fire on a group of demonstrators.

While educator, author and activist Angela Davis may not be a mother in the traditional sense of the word, she is considered by most to be one of the Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement.

His tireless devotion to promoting racial equality via peaceful means stands as an indelible footprint in the annals of Black History. Today, NewsOne honors Dr. King on what would have been his 92nd birthday.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday of notable significance for many African Americans. June 19, 1865, highlights the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas.

Dr. Joel Saulsbury and Roland Martin discussed how high blood pressure hits the Black community.

Renovated in 2014, the museum hopes to immerse visitors in the nation's history of civil rights.

Karen Weaver, the city's first woman mayor, is under fire for a trash removal contract amid the ongoing water crisis.

Bill Maher n-word slur and LeBron's home being hit by vandals have reignited the debate about a post-racial America.

Roland Martin explores 2013 U.S. Census Bureau data that shows Blacks fare economically worse than Whites, Asians, and Hispanics.

TV One this week premiered the latest show in its True Crime Mondays lineup, #Murder, which examines the connection between social media and murder cases.

Tuskegee University president Dr. Brian L. Johnson is leaving the historically Black institution at the end of June, which moves Dr. Charlotte Morris into an interim leadership role.