Archive for February 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson has died
Rev. Jesse Jackson, an icon of the civil rights movement, a top aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a two-time U.S. presidential candidate, has died following a misunderstood illness. He was 84. His death was disclosed on Feb. 17. Rev. Jackson was suffering from a brain disorder, according to an article published…
Read MoreHas a Black man solved the mysterious disappearance of former Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa
Michael Yarbough went to Detroit’s Renaissance Center to look for a job on July 30, 1975, because his sister told him Clean America, an employment agency, was hiring. He made a wrong turn inside the building and witnessed Jimmy Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters Union, being murdered and buried in concrete. A man saw…
Read MoreTrump depicted President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month
President Trump posted a video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which is an outrageous and often well-received depiction of Black people. The depiction of Black people during Black History Month as apes has been a long-standing trope used to justify slavery, racial segregation, and racial hatred. I am certain many Whites, Asians, Hispanics, and some Blacks believe they were descended from apes.Trump knows his audience.A…
Read More70 years after his execution, he was found not guilty
Tommy Lee Walker was only 19 when he was executed in the electric chair for a murder and rape he didn’t commit. He was posthumously exonerated 70 years later by the Dallas County Commissioners Court on Wednesday. Exoneration refers to the reversal of a wrongful conviction, often due to new evidence or the discovery of flaws in the original conviction process. Walker died when he was strapped to the electric chair after police charged him with murdering and raping.…
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