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The Progies show how film awards can be inclusive and progressive
January 20, 2016Nominations for the Progie Awards have been voted on. May the Best Progressive films and filmmakers win!
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This week in history: Robert Clifton Weaver, first Black U.S. Cabinet member
January 19, 2016Weaver noted there was a great difference between the income of most African Americans and the cost of living.
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This week in history: Jack London, writer, socialist, is born
January 14, 2016Jack London, novelist and passionate advocate of labor unions, socialism, and the rights of workers, was born 140 years ago.
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Trumka takes on Trump
January 7, 2016Richard Trumka remarked, "We deserve better" than Donald Trump's racism.
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This week in history: FDR calls for Four Freedoms
January 4, 2016U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated the fundamental goals of Four Freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy.
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Tamir Rice’s family mourns after non-indictment of police officers
December 29, 2015"I don't want my child to have died for nothing and I refuse to let his legacy or his name be ignored."
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Today in history: Morocco is the first country to recognize the U.S.
December 18, 2015On December 20, 1777, the Kingdom of Morocco became the first country in the world to recognize U.S. independence.
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Remembering: The Aztec calendar stone is uncovered
December 17, 2015On December 17, 1790, 225 years ago, one of the wonders of the Western Hemisphere was uncovered.
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