Black History Month Sees Trials, Triumphs After a Historic Year
February 8, 2021By Jessica Easthope The global pandemic COVID-19 has killed the father and grandfather of Detroit’s Keith Gambrell. “It’s very frustrating, it’s heartbreaking. […]
Topic: Black Lives Matter
Brooklyn Diocese Catholics Stand in Solidarity at St. Peter Claver Feast Day Mass for Racial Justice
September 10, 2020Father Alonzo Cox gave an impassioned homily at the Mass for racial justice and solidarity Sept. 9 at the Co-Cathedral of St. […]
Why the Edmund Pettus Bridge Played A Significant Role in Rep. John Lewis’ Fight For Civil Rights
July 27, 2020Currents News Staff A week-long celebration honoring the late congressman and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis began July 25 in his […]
NYPD Removes ‘Occupy City Hall’ Protestors Before Dawn, Clean Up Continues
July 22, 2020Currents News Staff Protesters are no longer “occupying” City Hall Park. Early Wednesday morning police cleared out the park where protesters have […]
Bevelyn Beatty Says She Defaced NYC’s Black Lives Matter Murals Because ‘Jesus Matters’
July 20, 2020Currents News Staff Bevelyn Beatty’s latest video on her YouTube page has been viewed more than 83,000 times – it’s a video […]
Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis Dead at 80
July 20, 2020Currents News Staff Civil rights activist and U.S. Representative John Lewis has died at the age of 80. Lewis announced in December […]
What This Police Chaplain Says to Cops in the Age of ‘Black Lives Matter’
June 16, 2020Currents News Staff As America responds with the killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks by police, there’s unrest across the land. […]