/tags/black-political-power Black Political Power en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:13:03 GMT /law/2015-04-10/the-woman-behind-blacklivesmatter Alicia Garza first wrote the phrase “black lives matter” on Facebook as a note to her friends and followers the day George Zimmerman was acquitted in the… Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:13:03 GMT /law/2015-04-10/the-woman-behind-blacklivesmatter Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-10/the-woman-behind-blacklivesmatter Alicia Garza first wrote the phrase “black lives matter” on Facebook as a note to her friends and followers the day George Zimmerman was acquitted in the… Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:13:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-10/the-woman-behind-blacklivesmatter Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /politics/2015-02-20/the-legacy-of-malcolm-x The messages of civil rights leader Malcolm X still resonate 50 years after his assassination.Conversations about Islam in America, police shootings and… Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:11:21 GMT /politics/2015-02-20/the-legacy-of-malcolm-x Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-20/the-legacy-of-malcolm-x The messages of civil rights leader Malcolm X still resonate 50 years after his assassination.Conversations about Islam in America, police shootings and… Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:11:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-20/the-legacy-of-malcolm-x Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /politics/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south The percentage of black state legislators in the South that serve in the majority party has declined rapidly in the past 10 years—from 99 percent in 1994… Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:37:00 GMT /politics/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south The percentage of black state legislators in the South that serve in the majority party has declined rapidly in the past 10 years—from 99 percent in 1994… Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:37:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south Anita Rao, Frank Stasio