racism
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A victory against police repression
In June 2008, the Washington, D.C. police established martial law-style checkpoints in the neighborhood of Trinidad, preventing entry to people…
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Boston school resegregation vote delayed
Local parents, teachers, students and community organizers won a victory for the students of Boston June 3 when the superintendent…
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Free the San Francisco Eight!
On June 8, hundreds of supporters of the San Francisco Eight took to the street in front of the San…
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Minnesota protesters oppose anti-immigrant rally
Austin, Minn., was the site of an anti-immigrant hate rally on June 3. Members of the National Socialist Movement, a…
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Community expresses solidarity with activist targeted by San José police
More than 30 members of the community spoke out during a San José City Council meeting June 2 in response…
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Black farmers fight for funds from 1999 civil-rights lawsuit
In 1999, Black farmers won a $2.3 billion settlement against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for institutionalized racist discrimination in…
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Philadelphia, Mississippi elects first African American mayor
For the first time in its history, the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi has elected an African American mayor. James…
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Boston School Committee moves to further segregate schools
The Boston School Committee is attempting to rezone the city’s school district. The changes would further segregate a school system…
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The case for affirmative action
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court has become a pretext for a new volley of right-wing…
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Oglala Sioux woman wins historic ruling against U.S. government
On May 7, an Oglala Sioux woman from Wounded Knee, S.D., won a historic ruling in Federal Court. Lavetta Elk…
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