Great grandfather who helped end slavery and save a nation remembered
An unpublished manuscript "The Diary of Francis Marion Wheeler 1842-1899" has been gathering dust on a bookshelf in our house for many years. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down.
Alabama to pay $580,000 because of unconstitutional anti-immigrant law
"This lawsuit put a swift end to a cruel, discriminatory, and unlawful effort to drive immigrant families out of their homes."
National forum on police crimes to be held in Chicago
The forum is devised to promote a "renewed effort to build a multi-racial, multi-national movement" against police crimes, government surveillance, mass incarceration, and more.
Today in Women's history: Birth of Effa Manley, baseball hall of famer
Effa Louise Manley co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley. Her influence extended beyond baseball; she was active in the civil rights movement and a social activist.
"We're not going away": Ohioans fight voter suppression bills (with video)
"Voter suppression is an attempt to deny people's influence, and it is sinful. I appeal to all those legislators who have a conscience to immediately repeal these acts."
Housing group files federal civil rights complaint vs. Deutsche Bank
Groups said Deutsche Bank is blighting communities of color by ignoring their responsibilities as trustees to maintain their properties.
Angela Davis: Defeating racism the key to curbing the right wing
The celebration in New York of African American culture and struggles, featured a mix of working-class culture, educational presentations, and progressive politics.
"Step closer to equality": Texas judge overthrows gay marriage ban
In his ruling, the San Antonio judge wrote that the same-sex marriage ban "violates plaintiffs' equal protection and due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution."
Today in black history: Civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson dies, becomes catalyst for Selma march
Twenty-six year old civil rights protester Jimmie Lee Jackson died this day, Feb. 26, 1965, from gunshot wounds inflicted by Alabama State Trooper after marching in a peaceful protest.
Communists and the long struggle for African American equality
Throughout its 95-year history the Communist Party USA has always been in the vanguard of the struggle for African American equality.
