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Stand in support of women and girls, against misogyny
January 28, 2014In the United States misogyny - or the hatred of women - is alive and well. I strongly encourage you all to reach out and help all our mothers, sisters and daughters to make sure they...
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: 1918 – 2013
December 5, 2013The world mouns the passing of elder statemen and freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela.
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Detroit bankruptcy: Revenue, not spending, the problem
December 3, 2013The ruling concerns the 23,500 retired city workers collecting pension benefits.
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Today in labor history: KKK found guilty of conspiracy in death of Viola Liuzzo
December 3, 2013Liuzzo, who came from a working-class Detroit family and had lived in the South as a child, traveled to Alabama after the Selma to Montgomery marches and the "Bloody Sunday" attack at Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Today in labor history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
December 2, 2013On Dec. 2, 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged in Charleston, Va., for his leadership of a plot to incite slave rebellion.
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