African Americans
NAACP takes lead on Oct. 2 jobs march
July 27, 2010Mobilization is under way for a massive national march and rally Oct. 2 in Washington, to demand jobs, immigration reform and funding for education and health care.
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Sherrod, Obama, and the strength of roots
July 24, 2010How would members of the Obama administration have reacted to racist pressure from the Deep South in the early '60s?
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City steps forward to counter racist letters
July 15, 2010EASTPOINTE, Mich. - Last week, African American families here received letters threatening death if they did not leave the city, but people of goodwill are taking action.
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“Structural” unemployment and the jobs that aren’t coming back
July 14, 2010Is there any hope for the unemployed? Apparently not. Many, says Chrystia Freeland, global editor-in-chief of Reuters news, are people "on the wrong side of history."
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Movement for justice for Oscar Grant maps next steps
July 14, 2010INGLEWOOD, Calif. - At Chuco's Justice Center here, more than 50 people met this week to discuss the next steps in the movement for justice for Oscar Grant III.
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