Native children assaulted by a group of South Dakota hockey fans
"The actions of the men in the VIP suite was despicable, humiliating and devastating to these children's well-being and safety."
American Indians oppose glorification of Andrew Jackson
Native Americans are oppposing the campaign of local historians and an organization to raise the infamous Indian killer, Andrew Jackson to the status of a "great president."
Fifty years later it’s not too late for Dr. King’s dream
Dr. King wrote with an optimism that a nation that could produce such wealth could do better; he understood what many do not.
Maryland protesters demand action to end police violence
Baltimore protesters chanting "Black lives matter" gathered Jan. 15 to demand that the legislature enact laws to end the plague of police killings in Maryland.
Rebel with a cause – a young Ferguson commissioner
"It's always difficult being young and a minority of anything. Because you always end up asking yourself, 'will my voice really be heard?' "
Oakland town hall demands end to police violence
Ending the longstanding reality of unpunished police violence against black and brown men was the topic Dec. 17 at a town hall meeting.
Athletes join growing movement for racial justice
"This issue as I see it - police killings as a symptom of the systematic and historical devaluing of black lives - seemed too big to ignore."
Ferguson protesters retrace steps of history and forge new ones
They've built a new social and economic justice movement on the foundation left by those who struggled before them.
With #ICantBreathe, new movement for justice inspires
In response to the police murders of Brown and Garner and the failure of grand juries to return indictments, a new movement for justice has emerged.
Marches against police killings sweep the nation
Led by mothers, fathers, and widows of African American men killed by white police officers, 50,000 protesters marched up Pennsylvania Avenue.
