February 2015

Hawks’ Korver replaces Heat’s Wade on All-Star game roster

February 11, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_3528" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kyle Korver will join teammates Paul Millsap, Al Horford and Jeff Teague in the All-Star game.[/caption] ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks will have four players in Sunday's NBA All-Star game after Kyle Korver was selected to replace Miami's Dwyane Wade. Commissioner Adam Silver...

New Report Compiles A Devastating Count of Nearly 4,000 Lynchings of Black People in the US, Showing This Form of White Terrorism Had Profound Impact on American History

February 11, 2015 in International

There were 3,959 Black people lynched in the United States between 1877 and 1950—a number that is 700 more than previously known—and Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana had more lynchings than any other state in the country. These revelations are contained in an astounding new report...