U.S.
Mass movement the key to voting rights protection
August 6, 2015Fifty years ago today, thanks to a mass movement started by African American WWII veterans, Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
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“Black Lives Matter” dealing with police abuse that is anything but new
August 3, 2015"When I lived in Delaware and Maryland in the 1960s, societal racism was ugly and obvious to all who had eyes to see."
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Ten fateful days in Mississippi, March 1962
July 31, 2015"In March 1962 I was a sophomore at Brandeis University, becoming increasingly aware of the broad social movements occurring across America."
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Sandra Bland’s only offense was “driving while black”
July 29, 2015The institutionalized prejudices and distorted practices that led to her death are unacceptable in a nation of equal justice under the law.
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Dead at 28, Sandra Bland’s Texas dream turned nightmare
July 22, 2015According to federal statistics, an African-American driver is 31 percent more likely to be pulled over for a traffic citation.
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