African Americans
The South can lead the nation to a ‘new politics’
December 19, 2017The race-bait politics that have defined the Republican Party since Nixon’s “Southern strategy” in 1968 may well be reaching its end date.
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Slaves of the tribe: The hidden history of the Freedmen
November 29, 2017In the southern U.S., slavery conferred a vast amount power and influence on slave owners. It was no different among the five indigenous nations.
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Tackling white privilege: AFL-CIO targets racism and prison-industrial complex
October 24, 2017Said one Florida worker, “Dr. King didn’t give his life for all of us to sit on our ass and feel good.”
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African Americans in Oakland: “We have power to make a difference”
October 17, 2017The Oct. 7 event, held at Laney College, drew hundreds of participants from Oakland and surrounding communities.
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Today in women’s history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 2017On this day 100 years ago, October 6, 1917, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Miss.
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