civil rights
EPA 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.
Read moreCalifornia’s fiery former Congressman Ron Dellums dies at 82
August 2, 2018"He always told us don't measure our decisions by what is politically expedient but to just ask one question: Is it the right thing to do?"
Read moreGovernment reopens case of Emmett Till, Black youth murdered in 1955
July 12, 2018The Justice Department told Congress in a report it is reinvestigating Till’s slaying after receiving “new information.”
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