Republicans-If You&’re Really Against Racism-Restore Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON (Wednesday, June 24, 2015) – Two years since the Supreme Court gutted core protections in the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder …
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Civil rights leaders look back at the 1960s
The so-called “Great Society” era was a turbulent time of change with President Lyndon B. Johnson ushering an era of transformation, centered around programs coming from the federal government. A … Read More
Mayor Shirley Franklin: "Invest or die"
MayorTV is a challenge from America’s Mayors to 2008 candidates: start talking about cities! MayorTV asked Mayor Franklin what she thought a national agenda for cities should look like. “Infrastructure … Read More
Reparations To African-Americans For Slavery (1/3)
Amazon.com Widgets Author and activist Raymond Winbush argues why the U.S. government should pay reparations to African-Americans This post is one in a series of posts on this site discussing … Read More
Chokwe Lumumba: Remembering "America's Most Revolutionary Mayor" (Part 1/2)
http://www.democracynow.org – In Mississippi, the city of Jackson is grieving today following the sudden death of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, less than a year after he was elected. He suffered from … Read More
Race In U.S. Court Cases; Beyond Trayvon Martin
Findings of Case Study The Impact of Race In U.S. Court Cases; Beyond The Trayvon Martin Case Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 A Just Cause, an advocate for the wrongfully … Read More
Ban the Box
Ban the Box Legislation Ban the Box is a nationwide movement that supports legislation prohibiting employers from including questions about criminal records on job applications. In New Jersey, the Opportunity … Read More