civil rights
Today in civil rights history: James Meredith graduates from Ole Miss
August 18, 2015Twice denied admission, he filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleging that the university had rejected him only because of his race.
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Julian Bond, civil rights leader, dies at 75
August 17, 2015Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to the top leadership post at the NAACP.
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A year later, some change in Ferguson but none whatsoever at Fox News
August 11, 2015Fox News coverage of this week's events failed to place anything in context and amounted to a full-fledged attempt to stoke the flames of racism and violence.
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Today in history: The Watts Uprising breaks out 50 years ago in Los Angeles
August 11, 2015Widespread protest, spurred on by destitute residents of Watts who were embittered after years of economic oppression and political isolation, eventually ranged over a 50-square-mile area.
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Trump embraces “ridiculous” mass deportation policy
July 30, 2015Trump says we round up and deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants, and he will do so because he knows how to manage.
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