Race and Civil Rights
November 4, 2009 -
Among the key elections around the South yesterday was a runoff race for a school board seat in Wake County, N.C., home to the state capital of Raleigh -- the outcome of which many fear could lead to racial re-segregation.
November 4, 2009 -
No big lessons or grand narratives emerged from yesterday's off-year elections -- but there were lots of interesting local stories that reveal the conflicted reality of the Purple South and country.
November 4, 2009 -
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson,
October 30, 2009 -
Environmental justice leaders representing more than a dozen polluted communities from six Southern states met with Environmental Protection Agency leaders this week and asked them to take action to better protect the health of low-income communities and communities of color.
October 28, 2009 -
Any day now, the Senate could take up debate on an amendment introduced by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) requiring that the 2010 count ask residents about their citizenship status.
October 22, 2009 -
Last week marked the sesquicentennial of the attack by John Brown and 21 others on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Brown was captured, executed, and buried along with 10 men who died in the attack, including one of his sons.
