VIDEO Depicted as gorilla, African American doctor sues UCLA for racism
A respected African American faculty surgeon filed a racial discrimination suit against the UCLA Medical Center and UC Regents after they refused to take action on blatant acts of racism.
Three cheers for Mariela Castro’s visit to the U.S.
Mariela Castro, staunch advocate and supporter of LGBT causes, daughter of Raul Castro and neice to Fidel Castro, is coming to the United States.
Orlando could be first in South to require paid sick time
Community activists kicked off a campaign for a ballot initiative that would require private employers to offer their workers up to seven days of paid sick leave.
NATO-week protesters demand end to deportations
CHICAGO - In the lead up to anti-NATO protests, immigrant rights activists marched on the Immigration Court here May 15 to demand a halt to detentions and deportations of undocumented immigrants and their families.
Immigrants protest harsh deportation policy
Immigrant workers and their families from across northern Ohio rallied May 11 to protest rising deportations of parents of U.S. citizen children.
Taxi! Taxi! Cabbies form unlikely union
If you ask a cab driver, there's a good chance he or she will tell you, "I'm a member of the National Taxi Workers Alliance."
Mass bird, dolphin deaths in Peru
About 5,000 pelicans and other ocean birds have been washing up on the northern coast of Peru, just weeks after over 900 dolphins perished in that same area.
Lesbian woman seeking marriage license arrested in North Carolina
In attempt to get a marriage license in North Carolina, Mary Jamis, a lesbian, was arrested, along with a friend, in Winston-Salem.
Obama makes history on marriage equality
Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to endorse the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry.
What voter fraud? One Republican convicted
Voter fraud is a myth, except in the case of Indiana's secretary of state - a Republican.
