Events around U.S. mark 32nd anniversary of Oscar Lopez Rivera
Supporters of Puerto Rican independentist Oscar Lopez Rivera marked the 32nd anniversary of his imprisonment.
Immigration debate begins in Senate as calls to end deportations grow
President Obama insisted the "moment is now" to give 11 million immigrants in the U.S. without documents a chance at citizenship.
Detroit remembers 50 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech
Why are tens of thousands again prepared to march in Detroit? "We need a better Detroit, better Michigan, better jobs, and better justice, to turn the dream of 1963 into the reality of 2013."
Support grows for immigration reform, end to deportations
In spite of efforts to play African-Americans and Latino immigrants against each other, support for immigration reform is solid within the African-American community.
Baltimore joins civil rights march to D.C.
"What an incredible sight! I crept along until I reached the march and honked and waved and hollered, 'You are doing the absolutely right thing!'"
Battle over immigration reform starts in Congress
This past week, the battle over immigration reform intensified in Congress.
Seven undocumented demonstrators arrested at immigration detention center
At the Broadview Detention Center, more than 150 demonstrated, calling on the Obama administration to suspend deportations, which they say are tearing families apart.
Today in labor history: Cesar Chavez died
Cesar Chavez was the founder and leader of the United Farm Workers union. The UFW achieved the nation's first industry-wide farm labor contracts.
Today in labor history: King writes famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation, wrote his powerful and eloquent answer to criticisms of him, the civil rights movement and its nonviolent direct action tactics.
Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson played his first major league game
"Jackie Robinson changed baseball, and when you've changed baseball in this country, you've changed this country!"
