civil rights
Today in history: Loving Day celebrates end of interracial marriage ban
June 12, 2015How perfect that Loving Day refers to Richard and Mildred Loving, the couple in the Supreme Court case.
Read morePartisan ruling by Appeals Court blocks Obama immigration program
June 1, 2015Immigrants' rights activists and their supporters, more organized and united than ever, vow not to be intimidated and to fight on.
Read moreToday in history: LGBT Pride Month!
June 1, 2015Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, being subjected to routine anti-homosexual harassment, fought back in an incident considered to be the birth of the gay rights movement.
Read moreToday in history: Maya Angelou passes one year ago
May 28, 2015The multi-talented, much beloved Maya Angelou died one year ago today at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Read moreIreland: gay marriage approved with a landslide yes
May 27, 2015"The decision makes every citizen equal and will strengthen the institution of marriage for all existing and future marriages."
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