"Truth To Power - Barbara Lee Speaks To Me" Screening - 2021 Martha's Vineyard Film Festival

'Truth To Power': New Barbara Lee Documentary Debuts

The new film comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of Lee's bold stance as the lone vote in the House…
by Anoa Changa
10.04.21
On the Set of 'The Color Purple'

'Color Purple' Star Slammed For Homophobic Comments

The Color Purple was written by a Black queer woman and the main character is a Black queer woman. Oluwaseyi…
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
OP-ED Busboys and Poets' Peace Ball: Voices of Hope and Resistance

Peace Ball Served As Refuge From Trump Inauguration…

Author Brooke Obie attended the Peace Ball to reaffirm that people of color can survive in the undaunting age of…
by Brooke Obie
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Julian Bond poses for a portrait in W

Alice Walker Pens Beautiful Poem For Late Civil…

The death of legendary civil rights leader Julian Bond on August 15th left a community bereft, yet grateful for a life…
by NewsOne Staff
08.23.15
Cornell West

#ShutDownA14 Update: Protesters Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge, San…

Updated Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 9:48 p.m. Tuesday afternoon hundreds of protesters shut down the Brooklyn Bridge in New…
by Angela Bronner Helm and NewsOne Staff
04.22.15

Alice Walker Pens Open Letter To Alicia Keys:…

UPDATE 05-31-13, 11:54 P.M. EST: Despite protests, petitions and open letters by supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS),…
by Kirsten West Savali
06.19.19

Author Alice Walker Says ‘NO!’ to Hebrew ‘Color…

Alice Walker (pictured), one of the most-prolific writers of our time, is refusing to authorize a Hebrew translation of her…
by ionerlogan
06.19.19