civil rights
This week in history: Remembering protest singer Phil Ochs
December 19, 2016Phil Ochs was a profound singer/songwriter in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar and feminist movements.
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Teachers, civil rights groups call on Trump to denounce hate, bigotry
November 30, 2016At a Nov. 29 media conference, the Southern Poverty Law Center said it documented 867 bias-related incidents in the 10 days following Election Day.
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Civil Rights veterans: ‘Fear was at the heart of Donald Trump’s campaign.’
November 23, 2016WASHINGTON — The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Project (SLP) has issued the following statement regarding the election of Donald Trump: It is said that the Chinese word for “crisis” is a combination of two...
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Trump’s cabinet nominations an insult to people of color
November 23, 2016Trump isn’t just picking a fight with minorities. He is picking a fight with the vast majority of America – and we won’t go back.
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Islamophobia animates Trump’s White House picks
November 14, 2016President-elect Donald Trump’s words may be telling his supporters not to attack Muslims, but as he hires leaders of various white nationalist hate groups and Islamophobic war hawks to the White House staff, his actions appear...
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