Race and Civil Rights
March 6, 2009 -
By Tom Jensen On January 1st, 2004 there were8,136 Hispanics registered to vote in North Carolina. Now a little more than five years laterthat number is upto 68,835. That's a more than eightfold increase over that period of time. Still, those 68,835 Hispanic voters represent only a little more than 1% of the
February 12, 2009 -
By Julian BondThe following is excerpted from a speech to the AFL-CIO 25th Constitutional Convention in July, 2007.I know the mutual benefits that grew from the historic alliance between organized labor and the movement for civil rights--benefits we all must work to strengthen and extend today.
February 10, 2009 -
The federal trial for Jackson, Miss. Mayor Frank Melton began Monday. Melton is accused of violating federal civil rights laws during crime-fighting sweeps with the city's mobile police unit.
February 9, 2009 -
A new report released this week by the Black AIDS Institute outlines the promise and the challenge of the current moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the black community.