THE BROOKS BLACKBOARD: Race, Politics & Social Change

By Charles Brooks Last week, the body of Mr. Eric Garner was laid to rest after funeral services were held in Brooklyn, New York. Mr....

By Charles Brooks The National Black United Front (NBUF) has just held their 35th annual convention in Washington D.C. at Howard Uni...

By Charles Brooks LBJ Library photo LBJ Library photo A nation still divided on race celebrates the 50th anniversary of t...

Today we celebrate Kwame Ture day of birth, June 29th, 1941.  The following is a reprint of an article that I wrote for The Black World To...

By Charles Brooks UPDATED October 1st, 2017 : On September 30th, 2017 there was a ceremony held in Harlem, New York to recognize the e...

By Charles Brooks May 25th marks the worldwide celebration of African Liberation Day. Yes – African Liberation Day and although you will n...

By Charles Brooks Typically, when there are ceremonies honoring Malcolm X, there are subtle reminders about Malcolm X as an iconized...

By Charles Brooks We celebrate the birthday of Malcolm X, who would have been 89 years old today. With May 19 th  quickly approaching, t...

To the Friends of the Blackboard If you are reading this – I want to extend my many thanks to you for taking valuable time out of your busy ...

By Charles Brooks International Reparations: Rep. John Conyers , (D-MI) plans to re-introduce HR Bill 40 – to create a commission ...