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Civil rights lawsuit wins groundbreaking immigration policy

June 9, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

After years of organizing against racist profiling by the East Haven Police Department, a landmark legal victory has been won.

Checks in Native American settlement delayed again

June 2, 2014 By Albert Bender

More than 490,000 Indians are still waiting for settlement monies due them from the federal government. It's a disgrace.

Civil rights radical Yuri Kochiyama dies at age 93

June 2, 2014 By Combined Sources

Yuri Kochiyama died June 1 in Berkeley, Calif., at age 93. The lifelong champion of civil rights catapulted to national attention under tragic circumstances.

National forum on police crimes calls for civilian police accountability councils

May 28, 2014 By Pat Fry

In response to a national epidemic of police and vigilante killings, a two day "National Forum on Police Crimes" took place in Chicago, May 16-17.

Thousands to lobby North Carolina lawmakers Tuesday to repeal rightwing laws

May 23, 2014 By World Combined Sources

The Forward Together Moral Movement from across North Carolina will demand that state legislators rescind laws they say are hurting the state's most vulnerable.