Activists conduct peaceful disobedience to aid formerly incarcerated
The Labor Council's statement called incarceration "a labor issue," and urged Alameda County to "be a leader and a model in California"
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.
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.
Youth march and African American History Celebration inspire struggle
Before the march, participants gathered to make a "peace pledge," writing the name of a loved one lost to violence, or a message of peace, on a red felt heart.
Today in African American history: African Burial Ground National Monument
The memorial was dedicated in 2007 and included several commissioned pieces of public art.
Chicago “Mayor 1%” Rahm Emanuel forced into runoff
Money can buy Rahm Emanuel a lot of things but it couldn't buy him love, at least not from the voters here in the Feb. 24 primary race for mayor.
Texans rally for marriage equality
Religious leaders from all over Texas rallied for gender equality on the north steps of the Texas Capitol on Feb. 17.
Sen. Blumenthal, immigrant families call to overturn Texas court decision
Families being hurt and their advocates gathered in New Haven City Hall to tell their stories to Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
