African Americans
Ferguson protesters retrace steps of history and forge new ones
December 16, 2014They've built a new social and economic justice movement on the foundation left by those who struggled before them.
Read moreWith #ICantBreathe, new movement for justice inspires
December 15, 2014In response to the police murders of Brown and Garner and the failure of grand juries to return indictments, a new movement for justice has emerged.
Read moreMarches against police killings sweep the nation
December 15, 2014Led by mothers, fathers, and widows of African American men killed by white police officers, 50,000 protesters marched up Pennsylvania Avenue.
Read more“I can’t breathe” march on Washington to protest police killings
December 9, 2014The storm will hit this week when eight mothers of unarmed Black men killed by police will testify Dec. 10 in a House hearing sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.
Read moreTeachers union president protests injustice on Eric Garner case
December 8, 2014American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten was arrested Dec. 4, in New York City while protesting the lack of justice in the recent police shootings.
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