Calif. Assembly honors Japanese American civil liberties fighter
OAKLAND, Calif. - Almost seven decades after young Fred Korematsu was arrested for defying orders to relocate to an internment camp during World War II, the California Assembly last week passed a bill to recognize his Jan. 30 birthday as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties."
Public to Fox News: Drop Stossel
News commentator John Stossel, formerly of ABC News and now working for Fox, has called for the repeal of the Civil Rights Act barring business from discrimination.
Weathering racial storms, Lena Horne rose above
Lena Horne, an African American pioneer who fought for equality as an artist-activist, died May 9 at age 92. She is remembered as a crusader for civil rights and a symbol of black pride.
Rights groups praise Obama's high court pick
Calling her "one of the nations foremost legal minds" and a "trailblazing leader," President Obama announced his Supreme Court nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan on May 10.
Wave of opposition builds against Arizona law
On Thursday major civil liberties groups announced they will challenge the controversial law in court, and protests mount nationwide.
Dorothy Height, godmother of civil rights movement
Dorothy Height is remembered as a pioneering voice of the civil rights movement whose life's work and activism stretched from the New Deal through the 2008 election of President Obama.
SNCC 50th anniversary meet mixes nostalgia and determination
RALEIGH, N.C. - With a mix of nostalgia and renewed commitment, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) held its 50th anniversary conference here, April 15-18.
Obama nominee could shape Supreme Court for decades
Obama told reporters he would look for a candidate with qualities similar to Stevens, a Republican who became a liberal on the court.
Black history event inspires activists to fight for equality
Black, brown and white unity has always been an important component in the struggle for African American equality.
