civil rights
Justice Department issues scathing report: Baltimore police routinely violate rights
August 16, 2016The report fully agrees with what Baltimore residents claim to have endured for years: the racial targeting by an out-of-control police department .
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“Your voice is your vote”: DNC Black Caucus defends Black Lives Matter, Voting Rights Act
July 28, 2016Healthcare, unemployment, student loans, and affordable housing affect communities of color. "We can't afford to sit it out. "
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Racist murders continue in Mississippi
June 30, 2016Although the State of Mississippi now officially honors Civil Rights leaders killed in the state, the killings continue.
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Decades later, Mississippi is still burning
June 27, 2016In 1964, the brutal slayings of three civil rights workers rocked the country. Their deaths cast a spotlight on horrifice violence and injustice.
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Carrying on Muhammad Ali’s fight for justice
June 13, 2016Ali's outspokenness and activism made him a beacon for African Americans everywhere.
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