
In America the concept of reparations for slavery is generally thought to have originated during the Civil War era…
In America the concept of reparations for slavery is generally thought to have originated during the Civil War era…
Last week the Justice Department released the results of a long and thorough investigation into the killing of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson. The investigation concluded that there was not enough evidence to prove a violation of federal law by Officer Wilson.
As President Obama prepared to lead marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge spanning the Alabama River in Selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that historic march for voting rights on Saturday, he said that we as a nation have many “more bridges to cross.”
Jail is not supposed to be where you put the mentally ill or those too poor to pay bail.
On March 7, 1965, protesters marched along Alabama’s Edmund Pettus Bridge on a mission led by Martin Luther King Jr. and guided by his goal to achieve fair voting rights.
I’ve been in transit or offline all of today and didn’t see President Obama’s Selma speech in real time.
This year has already seen some important and potentially historic developments in the campaign for reparations.
The Internet is such a part of everyday life that many people don’t notice how much they rely on it. Those Skype calls to faraway relatives?
Article 14 of the United Nations General Assembly’s Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparations provides “an adequate..
Noam Chomsky weighs in on the Black Lives Matter movement across the United States, calling it a response to the unresolved consequences of slavery and racism dating back hundreds of years.
It’s never too hard to feel as if you’re having your political power snatched away from you.
Tens of thousands of people—including President Obama—will travel to Selma this weekend to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,”…