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Zimmerman verdict becomes rallying point for social justice action

July 15, 2013 By John Wojcik

"If anything good is to come, this is the time to build a movement," said national NAACP spokesman Eric Wingerter this weekend as his organization gathered for its national convention.

Jailed for justice at July 8th’s Moral Monday

July 11, 2013 By Harvey Smith

Over 4,000 North Carolinians came together during the first day of the workweek to protest and participate in acts of civil disobedience.

Today in labor history: Mary McLeod Bethune born

July 10, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Mary McLeod Bethune, one of our great civil rights leaders, was born July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, S.C. Her parents were former slaves.

Immigration reform threatened in the House

July 10, 2013 By Emile Schepers

This week, immigration reform advocates face some of their biggest hurdles ever.

“Dreamers” descend upon House to demand immigration reform

July 10, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Six years ago, Evelyn Rivera saw her mother hauled away to jail and deported before her very eyes. This week, she marched on Washington to get her mother back.