civil rights
Union-led democracy initiative may tackle politicization of state courts
January 20, 2015The union-led Democracy Initiative, founded and led by the Communications Workers, will tackle politicization of state courts, a senior strategist says.
Read moreFerguson and St. Louis demonstrators reclaim the memory of Dr. King
January 20, 2015Demonstrators carrying signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and wearing "Justice for Mike Brown" t-shirts gathered at the Old Courthouse downtown Monday morning.
Read moreQuill Pettway, 94: A giant laid to rest
January 20, 2015Quill Pettway, labor organizer and civil rights pioneer was part of a generation of Communists and radicals who made Detroit's rich labor and civil rights history.
Read moreTo honor of King they marched for lives in Los Angeles
January 20, 2015Over 3000 marchers and tens of thousands of observers lined up along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in solidarity with the theme Black Lives Matter.
Read moreFifty years later it’s not too late for Dr. King’s dream
January 16, 2015Dr. King wrote with an optimism that a nation that could produce such wealth could do better; he understood what many do not.
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