civil rights
Today in history: LGBT Pride Month!
June 1, 2015Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, being subjected to routine anti-homosexual harassment, fought back in an incident considered to be the birth of the gay rights movement.
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Today in history: Maya Angelou passes one year ago
May 28, 2015The multi-talented, much beloved Maya Angelou died one year ago today at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Ireland: gay marriage approved with a landslide yes
May 27, 2015"The decision makes every citizen equal and will strengthen the institution of marriage for all existing and future marriages."
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This week in Indigenous news: May 6-13
May 13, 2015The Idle No More movement is being attacked and called "bacteria that spread across the country."
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Discrimination against black students rampant in Louisiana school district
May 11, 2015One black eighth-grader spent six days in juvenile detention after being arrested for throwing Skittles candy at another student.
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