Muhammad Ali receives Liberty Medal in Philly

Muhammad Ali receives Liberty Medal in Philly

Boxing great Muhammad Ali was honored Thursday with the Liberty Medal for his longtime role outside the ring as a fighter for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom. Read more and learn what the Liberty Medal is and who the past winners were here: http://aareports.com/2012/09/muhammad-ali-receives-liberty-medal-in.html

US Navy ship named after civil rights leader Medgar Evers

US Navy ship named after civil rights leader Medgar Evers

The widow of Medgar Evers broke a bottle of champagne against the hull of a new Navy ship that has been named in honor of the slain civil rights leader. Read more here: US Navy ship named after civil rights leader Medgar Evers

President Obama’s speech at the National Action Network’s Keepers of the Dream Awards Gala

Watch President Obama’s speech at the National Action Network’s Keepers of the Dream Awards Gala in New York. April 6, 2011: http://aareports.com/2011/04/obama-speech-at-national-action.html

The MLK speech everyone should hear: The Drum Major Instinct

This weekend and on MLK Day we will hear Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech ad nauseam. While it is a great and historical speech I believe it’s not the one many in this current United States especially politicians and political pundits need to hear and understand. That speech is “The Drum Major Instinct” Listen to it hear: http://aareports.com/2011/01/mlk-speech-we-should-all-hear-drum.html

Who the hell chooses black leaders anyway?

This question came to me after a group of “black leaders” got together and worked it out so that Carol Moseley Braun would be the consensus black candidate in the Chicago mayoral race. Read more and give your opinion : http://aareports.com/2011/01/just-who-hell-chooses-black-leaders.html

Gays in the military: It’s not that big a deal

In the interest of full disclosure I must let you know that I am straight not gay. I am however a black man who has served in our nations military as a member of the NJ National Guard. That gives me a perspective on the civil rights and military issues at play here.

Read my opinion piece here: http://aareports.com/2010/12/gays-in-military-its-not-big-deal.html

NAACP chapter has first white president

Michael Teasley, a white man in his mid-30s who grew up in rural Rankin County, is the new president of the JSU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Read more: http://aareports.com/2010/12/naacp-chapter-has-first-white-president.html

Watch Live Coverage of One Nation Rally

Watch l ive One Nation Rally coverage on AAreports.com from 12PM-4PM
http://aareports.com/2010/10/watch-one-nation-rally-live.html

Video: Alveda King’s speech at Restoring Honor Rally

Watch the speech that the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s niece Alveda King gave at Glenn Beck’s Reatoring Honor Rally. Duration 5 minutes:
http://aareports.com/2010/08/video-alveda-king-speech-at-restoring.html

Shirley Sherrod declines to return to USDA job

Shirley Sherrod declines offer to return to USDA job

Shirley Sherrod has declined to return to her job at the USDA. Watch video of her explain why she declined and what she intends to do with her life now here:

http://aareports.com/2010/08/shirley-sherrod-declines-to-return-to.html