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Protesters denouncing Zimmerman acquittal hit L.A. streets again
Coverage of Los Angeles demonstration against Zimmerman aquittal.
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Justice for Trayvon Martin! Video, photos & upcoming actions
See photos and read the report from the Saturday demonstration following the acquittal of racist killer George Zimmerman and JOIN…
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‘Moral Monday’ protests gain momentum
June 22 saw the largest gathering yet in the weekly Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina Statehouse.
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Supreme Court strikes down key provision of Voting Rights Act
By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights…
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Texas truancy court violates civil rights
On June 13, a 59-page complaint was filed with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice by social…
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Manteca, Calif., action marks second anniversary of police killing
June 9, 2013, was the second anniversary of the killing of Ernest Duenez Jr. by Manteca police officer John Moody.
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Medgar Evers: a hero in our time
June 12, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the murder of Medgar Evers. shot down by Byron De La Beckwith,…
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New Mexico workers, students punished for speaking Spanish
The New Mexico Constitution states that it is a bilingual state, and specifies that the many indigenous languages spoken in…
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Racist school closings met with days of protest in Chicago
On May 22, the Chicago Board of Education carried through on its threat to close the largest number of schools…
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Public outcry forces authorities to drop charges against Florida teen
Keira Wilmot, the Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds, will not face criminal…
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