civil rights
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Judge acquits racist New Orleans cop
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, on Oct.8, 2005, three white police officers and two federal agents viciously beat Robert…
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Heroic New Orleans doctor cleared
The New Orleans district attorney dropped all charges against a doctor accused of murdering four patients in the disastrous days…
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The Jena 6 case: Jim Crow still lives in Louisiana
In front of a white judge and an all-white jury in Jena, La., 17-year-old Mychal Bell was convicted of aggravated…
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First South Dakota execution in 60 years
On the night of July 11, South Dakota executed Elijah Page. He was the first person executed by the state…
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Genarlow Wilson: victim of the racist ‘justice’ system
The case of Genarlow Wilson shines a light on the racism still pervasive in the U.S. "justice" system today. Wilson…
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Immigrant soldiers dying for citizenship
On July 4, 325 immigrant soldiers took the oath of citizenship in Iraq. As of May, 1,186 soldiers have become…
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Activists hit the street to honor Mumia Abu-Jamal
July marks the 25th anniversary of the wrongful conviction of African American political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Abu-Jamal has been on…
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Supreme Court rolls back Civil Rights-era gains
Thirty-two years ago, white racist mobs tried to prevent court ordered busing aimed at desegregating the schools in Louisville, Ky.…
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Immigrants die in U.S. detention centers
Since 2004, 62 people have died in U.S. immigration detention centers. Most deaths were caused by the denial of proper…
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U.S. Social Forum says ‘another U.S. is necessary’
More than 8,000 people from across the United States came together in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first-ever U.S. Social Forum…
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