civil rights
Dorothy Height, godmother of civil rights movement
April 23, 2010Dorothy Height is remembered as a pioneering voice of the civil rights movement whose life's work and activism stretched from the New Deal through the 2008 election of President Obama.
Read moreSNCC 50th anniversary meet mixes nostalgia and determination
April 22, 2010RALEIGH, N.C. - With a mix of nostalgia and renewed commitment, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) held its 50th anniversary conference here, April 15-18.
Read moreHidden from history: Communists and civil rights
April 20, 2010Recently I've been watching reruns of Eyes on the Prize--the old PBS documentary about the history of the civil rights movement--and a thought keeps barging in that wasn't there when I first saw it back in...
Read morePOWER Act would curb worker abuse, senator says
April 20, 2010Lawmaker announces bill to strengthen immigrant and all workers' rights on the job.
Read moreObama nominee could shape Supreme Court for decades
April 13, 2010Obama told reporters he would look for a candidate with qualities similar to Stevens, a Republican who became a liberal on the court.
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