civil rights
National forum on police crimes calls for civilian police accountability councils
May 28, 2014In response to a national epidemic of police and vigilante killings, a two day "National Forum on Police Crimes" took place in Chicago, May 16-17.
Read moreThousands to lobby North Carolina lawmakers Tuesday to repeal rightwing laws
May 23, 2014The Forward Together Moral Movement from across North Carolina will demand that state legislators rescind laws they say are hurting the state's most vulnerable.
Read moreStrategy working for same-sex marriage supporters
May 19, 2014Supporters routinely ask gay couples to meet with reluctant lawmakers to put a human face on same-sex marriage. They file lawsuits. They use unexpected allies to spread their message.
Read moreToday in Native History: Court rules an Indian is a man
May 12, 2014On May 12 in 1879, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was declared a man in the federal courts of the U.S.
Read moreToday in labor history: Muhammad Ali indicted
May 8, 2014On May 8, 1967, A federal grand jury indicted Muhammad Ali for refusing to be inducted into the armed forces.
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