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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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Residents say poverty wages will not resurrect Detroit
July 23, 2013Only blocks from city hall, a Friday afternoon picket line at the Crowne Plaza Hotel symbolizes the fight taking place in this city.
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Court strikes down anti-immigrant housing law in Texas
July 23, 2013Beginning in 2006, the city of Farmers Branch, Texas, passed a series of housing ordinances designed to prevent undocumented immigrants from being able to rent apartments or homes.
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Baltimore and Philly marchers honor Trayvon Martin
July 22, 2013Protesters marched through downtown Baltimore July 20 to voice their anger at the murder in Florida of Trayvon Martin.
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President Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me (video)
July 19, 2013"Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," President Obama said Friday in remarks at the White House.
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