National
Mass march July 13 at start of NC voting rights trial
July 8, 2015"We have a strong case against North Carolina's voting law. Not only is the measure discriminatory, but lawmakers knew it would harm voters of color and passed it anyway."
Read moreMay it displease the court: race and Justice Sotomayor
July 8, 2015The Supreme Court announced it would again hear an affirmative action case in which a white woman claims she was denied admission to the University of Texas because of her race.
Read moreVigil held for explosion victims as criticism of oil trains broadens
July 7, 2015Held by 350.org and the Sierra Club, the event marked the two-year anniversary of the disaster, the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, oil train explosion that killed 47 people.
Read moreMinnesota celebrates national love
July 6, 2015"Love Wins" became a national hashtag connecting millions of people from all over the world who supported the big win in the U.S.
Read moreFreedom fighting: also a Southern tradition
July 6, 2015Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.
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