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Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk brings out hundreds
This year's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk in Washington, D.C., saw what was possibly the largest turnout…
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Supreme Court ruling reaffirms threat to Mumia’s life
A new Supreme Court ruling has brought African American leader and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal one step closer to execution.…
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Tortured into confessing, Michael Tillman set free after 24 years in prison
After spending almost 24 years in prison, Michael Tillman was exonerated of his false conviction and released Jan. 14. Tillman…
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Epidemic of police brutality continues to ravage Long Island
On Dec. 30, 2009, while most families were enjoying the holidays and preparing for the new year, others prepared candles…
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Native Americans score victory against big coal
On Jan. 8, Hopi and Navajo residents of Black Mesa, Ariz., scored a victory against corporate coal mining when an…
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Grand jury justifies racist police killing in Rockford, Ill.
On Dec. 23, a grand jury ruled that two white Rockford, Ill., police officers were completely justified in shooting an…
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Students march from Florida to Washington, D.C. for immigrant rights
Four Miami Dade College students set out on a four-month trek to Washington to bring attention to the struggle of…
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Shinnecock Nation wins federal recognition after 365 years of struggle
After three and a half centuries and a long battle in U.S. federal court, the Shinnecock Native American Nation has…
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Capitalists attack, the PSL fights back!
Far from the "change" promised by President Obama and his new administration, 2009 reinforced capitalism's status quo. It was a…
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Undocumented workers face new repressive state tactics
On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced HR 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act…
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