racism
Oakland’s Trayvon Martin rally: “Keep fighting” for justice
July 23, 2013Oakland youth took leadership of the event, spotlighting the effects of the shooting and verdict. They took turns to speak movingly of their reactions to hearing of the death of Martin.
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Detroit’s bankruptcy problem rooted in capitalism
July 19, 2013Blame for Detroit's decline, and solutions Governor Rick Snyder and his appointed Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr proposed in today's bankruptcy press conference, left key players in that decline blameless.
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Today in labor history: S.C. hospital workers win union recognition strike
July 18, 2013For over three months, 400 African-American hospital workers, mostly women, walked off their jobs in protest over discrimination and the right to form a union.
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Stevie Wonder boycotts Florida, opposes “stand your ground” (video)
July 17, 2013The 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City, Canada, on July 14, that until the law is abolished in Florida, he will "never" perform there again.
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Justice for Trayvon Martin
July 16, 2013After the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's admitted killer George Zimmerman, America found itself confronting the long-standing flaw in the democratic promise of "justice for all": race and racism.
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