Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric
The response comes two months after Epic Records pulled the track
Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:29 PM UTCEntertainment epic records, Civil Rights
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Entertainment epic records, Civil Rights
How conservatives invented “voter fraud” to attack civil rights
Phony complaints of voter fraud are the essence of a decade-long effort by the right to reverse civil rights law
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 71Business Books, Civil Rights, ALEC
Rand Paul to speak at black university
What will the audience at Howard University make of a senator with a controversial record on civil rights?
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 6:06 PM UTC 30Politics Rand Paul
Google celebrates Cesar Chavez, not Easter
The doodle has sparked outrage among those who observe the holiday
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 37Technology google doodle, Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks’ activism wasn’t limited to a Montgomery bus
She's been lionized for her protest, but the episode hardly does justice to her career as a community organizer
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 4:57 PM UTCSocial Jacobin, Rosa Parks, Civil Rights
NYPD make 5 millionth stop-and-frisk under Bloomberg
More than 86 percent of people stopped were black or Latino
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 9:50 PM UTC 11News NYPD, stop-and-frisk, Police, NYCLU
In defense of open borders
With non-state actors replacing traditional nation-boundaries, it's time to rethink individual and societal rights
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 14Social Jacobin, Immigration, Borders
Justice Dept. probes Denver for violating deaf prisoner rights
“One of America’s most accessible cities” appears to have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 10:06 PM UTCSocial The American Independent
Is Scalia the most vile person in Washington?
Here's a case for yes
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:29 PM UTC 64Politics Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court
What does a police state look like?
Violence, arrests of Occupy protesters and stop-and-frisk. Plus: A worshipful media
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 1:29 PM UTC 61Politics Police, Civil Rights
The white South’s last defeat
Hysteria, aggression and gerrymandering are a fading demographic's last hope to maintain political control
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 131Politics South, Civil Rights, Gun Control
Rosa Parks: “I had been pushed as far as I could stand”
On her 100th birthday, a new book argues the civil rights icon's rebellion goes beyond that one famous refusal
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 16Politics Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King
Virginia GOP sneaks through gerrymandering bill on MLK Day
The bill surprised Democrats, including one civil rights leader who was in Washington for inauguration day
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 31Politics Gerrymandering, Virginia
Judge clears DoJ over post-9/11 confinement of Muslims
Federal court rules immigrants subjected to harsh confinement can't proceed with suit against federal officials
Friday, Jan 18, 2013 9:45 PM UTCNews Department of Justice
Court upholds right to give police the finger
A New York man can seek damages following a disorderly conduct arrest when he "flipped the bird" at police VIDEO
Friday, Jan 4, 2013 1:50 PM UTCNews Video, Police, New York, insults
Occupy isn’t over
One year in, some contend that the movement has failed. The truth is that its victories are still being felt
Monday, Sep 17, 2012 1:22 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com
Is the NYPD watching you?
A disconcerting poster appears in New York City
Monday, Sep 17, 2012 12:06 PM UTCNews Privacy, Michael Bloomberg
DoJ to monitor elections in Arizona
It's the latest tussle between the agency and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Monday, Aug 27, 2012 5:18 PM UTC 10News From the Wires, Arizona
Church denies black couple
White Mississippi church to black couple: You can’t tie knot here
Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 7:52 PM UTC 44Life Hatewatch, Marriage, Racism
The civil rights battle ignored by the U.S. media
The documentary "Black Power Mixtape" tells a counter-history of the 1960s, through the eyes of foreign journalists
Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 18Entertainment Television, TV, Documentaries
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