Today: Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
"The rich heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders spans the world and the depths of America's history."
Baltimore United for Change takes root
As Freddie Gray lay dying in Maryland Shock Trauma Center, a group of activists was planning to curb police brutality in Baltimore.
This week in Indigenous news: May 6-13
The Idle No More movement is being attacked and called "bacteria that spread across the country."
Today in history: Philadelphia police bomb MOVE 30 years ago
In 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a residential building, resulting in a massive fire that left 11 persons dead including five children.
Discrimination against black students rampant in Louisiana school district
One black eighth-grader spent six days in juvenile detention after being arrested for throwing Skittles candy at another student.
Baltimore prosecutor brings murder, manslaughter charges against six police
The officers are charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and assault.
Media coverage of Baltimore youth misses the mark completely
People know what they see and hear; the protests will continue and grow until justice is served and the people are listened to.
Chicagoans stand with Baltimore against police violence
Peaceful demonstrators gathered at a police station in the Windy City last night, giving voice to millions across the country.
Freddie Gray's death lit another fuse, this time it's Baltimore
Freddie Gray's name tragically joins the seemingly endless list of young African American men brutally murdered at the hands of police.
Historians: History is more than an academic exercise
"History shapes and molds our perceptions of our past, present and future; it informs and builds a narrative: it provides lessons applicable to today's reality."
