Oakland residents celebrate black history with tributes to outstanding women
We Stand on Their Shoulders" was the theme as young and old packed the house Feb. 28 to hear poems, dramatizations and accounts from history.
New York City facing the crisis of affordable housing
In New York, it's truly a tale of two cities: a city of the very rich, growing richer, and the poor, who are growing poorer.
Today in women’s history: Ding Ling, forgotten Chinese author, remembered
On this date in 1986, the writer Ding Ling, a champion of women's rights, died. Born as Jiang Bingzhi in Linli, Hunan province, China.
U.S.: Ferguson police routinely discriminated against African Americans
An investigation released today finds sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department.
Parsing race, politics, and pot in Florida
A Florida legislator has reintroduced a bill Feb. 24 to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state.
People lobby for police accountability bill filed in Maryland state legislature
It's a sign of the effectiveness of protests that have occurred here - as well as nationwide - against police killings of unarmed African Americans.
