by MCDC | Aug 9, 2015 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Racism
So far this year, 24 unarmed black men have been shot and killed by police – one every nine days, according to a Washington Post database of fatal police shootings. During a single two-week period in April, three unarmed black men were shot and killed....
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2015 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Rights, Racism, Video
Columbia University professor and Roosevelt Institute’s Dorian Warren, Rinku Sen from ColorLines.com, co-President of GlobalGrind.com Michael Skolnik, and Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, join Melissa Harris-Perry for a discussion on how to be a good ally....
by MCDC | Jun 26, 2015 | Action Alerts, Racism
by MCDC | Jun 22, 2015 | Action Alerts, Events, Racism
[wpvideo Og1urW7z] “One of the things I wanted all my life is to be a man, not a black man, but a man. There’s no way I can ever be a man in Charleston, South Carolina. I’m 80 years old and I’ll always be a boy..to the system.”...
by MCDC | Jun 19, 2015 | Action Alerts, Racism
[wpvideo xsXkMXCb] Pastors and Community Leaders, It’s time to come together and heal! Join us at First Baptist Church (632 W. Main St.) as our entire community comes together for Unity Prayer Service and Vigil for our Brothers and Sisters of Charleston,...
by MCDC | Jun 18, 2015 | Racism
“What transpired in Charleston, South Carolina, last night was not just a tragedy, it was an act of terror. Nine of our fellow Americans were murdered while praying in a historic church because of the color of their skin. This senseless violence fills me with...
