civil rights
Street theatre a part of Ferguson area protests this week
November 18, 2014The crowd was greeted by colorful signs and banners announcing the arrival and one-day performance of what demonstrators called the "Injustice Freak Show."
Read morePacked house at 3rd annual Vito Marcantonio Forum
October 29, 2014Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) was a fourteen-term Congressman from East Harlem.
Read moreA special prosecutor a must in Michael Brown case
October 28, 2014The goal of selective leaking of information seems be to influence public opinion prior to the completion of the grand jury's work.
Read moreEarly voting runs strong against GOP in North Carolina
October 28, 2014Moral Monday has staged "March to the Polls" and "Souls to the Polls" to early voting polling places across the state.
Read moreToday in labor history: 200,000 students boycott Chicago public schools
October 22, 2014Civil rights groups organized the boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
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