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Trayvon Martin and the Revolutionary March on Washington
The revolutionary nature of the original March on Washington has been systematically suppressed.
The Other March on Washington
At the 50th anniversary March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a coalition of youth organizers commemorated the original march with imagination and verve.
Resisting Foreclosure: Rising Up for a Dream Called Home
“Can a society truly be a democracy if housing is not considered a right?” Laura Gottesdiener tells Truthout reagarding her new book.
Scot Nakagawa: Civil Rights Are for Everyone
Scot Nakagawa talks with Truthout about the impediments to American people getting real about rights.
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50 Years After the March on Washington, John Lewis Is Still Marching for Justice
The extraordinary career of Congressman John Lewis is an inspiration to all.
Landmark Decision: Judge Rules NYPD Stop and Frisk Practices Unconstitutional, Racially Discriminatory
In a landmark decision today, a federal court found the New York City Police Departmentu2019s highly controversial stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional.
Eric Holder’s Reforms to Minimum Drug Sentencing Don’t Address Structural Racism
Retired Veteran Police Officer Jack Cole: Holder falls short of addressing racist criminal justice system that has incarcerated more than 2 million Americans.
The Continuing US War on the Darker Skinned
US militarism is systematically racist, and the liberal media fail to connect the dots, says Adam Hudson.
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Criminalization, Race and Food Access in a Time of Hyper-Afrophobia
The right to access quality food is profoundly connected to the rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. People of color should enjoy all these rights, but …
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The Trouble with Suspicion and Racial Profiling
u2018These assholes. They always get away.u2019 These were some of George Zimmermanu2019s last words before he decided-against the advice of a police dispatcher- to follow Trayvon Martin because he …