Immigrant Rights
More than 100 women arrested protesting inaction on immigration
September 13, 2013WASHINGTON-More than 100 women were arrested this week after blockading the intersection outside the House of Representatives to protest the House's inaction on comprehensive immigration reform.
Read moreDream 9 recasts immigration fight with bold border action
September 6, 2013When Lulu Martinez and eight other undocumented youth who had grown up in the United States approached the U.S. port of entry in Nogales, Mexico to return home, they set in motion a whole new fight...
Read moreTaking the long view on fight for freedom
September 4, 2013As one of 250,000 who attended the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," I had to come to Washington, Aug. 24, to be a part of the 50th anniversary march.
Read moreKing’s dream confronted “giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism”
August 27, 2013After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. opposed the U.S. war in Vietnam, he received a barrage of criticism from editorial boards, donors and even other civil rights leaders.
Read moreVideo: 1963 civil rights march commemorated in L.A.
August 27, 2013Black, brown, Asian and white marched together down Martin Luther King Blvd in Los Angeles on Aug. 24 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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