Justice prevails at University of Missouri: President Wolfe steps down
"He has not only enabled racism since the start of his tenure in 2012, but blatantly ignored and disrespected the concerns of students."
Lack of media attention to Holtzclaw trial: Do black women matter?
The trial of the former Oklahoma City police officer charged with sexually assaulting and raping 13 black women, began this Monday.
Native student challenges California professor who denies genocide
In 1852 the California legislature paid $1.1 million to citizen militias to hunt and kill Native Americans.
Tamir Rice's family asks for special prosecutor
The family of Tamir Rice, 12-year-old Black child shot by police last November, and their attorneys denounced the nearly one-year delay in charging officers responsible.
Indigenous News: talking to daughters, Navajo midwives, rappers and saints
Mare Advertencia Lirika, an indigenous Zapotec, has made a name for herself on the Latin American hip-hop scene.
Today in history: October 12 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The idea of replacing Columbus Day with a day celebrating the indigenous people of North America first arose in 1977.
Today in history: Jesse Jackson is born
Born on this date in 1941 in Greenville, S.C., he is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician, and columnist.
Sanders visits University of Chicago
"As a result of the disastrous decision in the Citizens United case, the American political system has become totally corrupted."
Indigenous news: Junípero Serra, Marvel Comics, Doctrine of Discovery
A Native second-grader was sent home because his traditional Mohawk hairstyle was "too distracting" to teachers and students.
Another delay in justice for Tamir Rice
"Individuals who can help move us toward an equal justice system are too busy to prioritize the death of a 12-year-old boy."
