racism
One family’s “American Violet” experience
February 8, 2010When I saw "American Violet" recently, it really hit close to home. I kept flashing back to my family's own encounters with the law.
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Communist Party and African American equality – a focus unequaled in U.S. history
February 3, 2010A look at writings of leading African American members of the Communist Party USA on the struggle against racism over four decades.
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How the Greensboro sit-in ignited a social revolution
February 3, 2010For us black high school students in the 1950s, it seemed like black people were always the victims. Greensboro was different.
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Ray of hope for environmental justice
February 1, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - What do a hazardous waste disposal plant, a refinery, a former power plant site and a housing complex under construction have in common?
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Setting the record straight for Emmett Till
January 28, 2010A review of "Simeon's Story, An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till" and an interview with the author, Simeon Wright.
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