civil rights
Voting Rights Act of 1965 may have to be passed again
February 19, 2019The Voting Rights Act produced an enormous change for both African-Americans and U.S. politics.
Read moreIn defense of human rights and Angela Davis
January 10, 2019International solidarity strengthens movements of the oppressed everywhere. Davis recognizes this, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute should too.
Read moreEPA slams door to justice on historic Black community
December 13, 2018The EPA greenlights the landfill to continue to operate without sufficient public-health and environmental protections in the middle of a historic Black community.
Read moreTestimony: Kavanaugh would let “a cancer on the presidency” grow unchecked
September 10, 2018Two things became clear at the Senate hearings: Kavanaugh is a liar and he believes in expanding the power of a lying president.
Read moreThis week in history: Women’s Liberation goes public at Miss America protest
September 5, 2018The demonstration was attended by about 400 feminists, and separately by civil rights advocates.
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