civil rights
“Selma” will inspire you
January 16, 2015A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Read moreMaryland protesters demand action to end police violence
January 16, 2015Baltimore protesters chanting "Black lives matter" gathered Jan. 15 to demand that the legislature enact laws to end the plague of police killings in Maryland.
Read moreAFL-CIO opens Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta
January 15, 2015Today kicks off the AFL-CIO's 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta.
Read moreToday in labor history: SNCC founder Julian Bond was born
January 14, 2015Today people from around the country and globe are wishing the long time civil rights giant, Julian Bond, a very happy birthday.
Read moreCivil rights leader hits GOP for calling Voting Rights Act unnecessary
January 14, 2015"Chairman Goodlatte has paid no attention to the rampant voting discrimination still happening in the country, most recently seen in the 2014 midterm elections."
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