Claudette Colvin

Today for Black History Month, we recognize Claudette Colvin. Get your Black History Cards here: UrbanIntellectuals.com Follow The Beat On Twitter: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! [ione_media_gallery id=”3030690″ overlay=”true”]

Following David Dao’s violent removal from a United Airlines plane, many people have rallied around the victim. In a press conference, Dao’s lawyer Thomas Demetrio, insisted, “Dr. Dao, I believe to his great credit, has come to understand that he is the guy, the guy to stand up for all passengers going forward.”  Demetrio added that […]

Let their courage not go unknown.

Fifty-eight years ago today, Rosa Parks, then 43-years-old, became a lightening rod for the Civil Rights Movement when she was arrested for refusing to give…