racism
Hartford rising for Community Bill of Rights
January 22, 2014The multi-racial rally, called in the spirit of Dr. King's 1964 poor people's campaign, was held in Hartford's North End, one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the nation.
Read more“Opposing Jim Crow”: How African Americans helped shape Soviet antiracism
January 7, 2014"Opposing Jim Crow: African Americans and the Soviet Indictment of U.S. Racism, 1928-1937" critically investigates what she calls "Soviet antiracism."
Read moreDe Blasio takes over in New York
January 3, 2014NEW YORK -The frigid weather couldn't keep hundreds of supporters and elected officials from attending the inauguration of New York City's 109th mayor, Bill de Blasio, Jan 1.
Read moreNew York’s tale of two cities extends to America
January 3, 2014New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's "tale of two cities" could be told in cities across the country.
Read moreSouth Africa, then and now
December 20, 2013In all the words emitted on the occasion of the passing of Nelson Mandela, one thread questions whether anything significant was accomplished with the end of apartheid.
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