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Another blow to American democracy from the Supreme Court
The Hill· 7 hours agoTime after time, and despite congressional legislation to the contrary, the court has gone out of...
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record· 1 day agoAugustine Record to share the history of her father, Everett Fifield, a part-time deputy sheriff for...
1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 5 days agoJohnson signed landmark civil rights bills including the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Limited Civil...Rights ...
Juneteenth: a celebration amid deep concerns
Dallas Morning News· 14 hours agoWhen Union Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Emancipation Proclamation would be enforced in Texas, as in the...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
Gannett via AOL· 22 hours agoRights Act was passed in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. At a news conference earlier...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe continued, “There are few Americans in history who have done more to ensure the nation lives up...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoWest Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is a Democrat in name only. With the Senate wound tighter than gnat booty, Manchin prides himself as the belle of the ball, knowing that he ...
World Premiere Of Civil Rights Opera IS THIS AMERICA? Presented In Boston This September
Broadway World· 2 days agoCelebrated for creating diverse, timely and relevant opera, activist performing arts company White...
Opinion: What links Trump and Putin? Revenge
Hartford Courant· 1 day agoThis assessment agrees with the widespread belief that Trump is utterly unschooled in geopolitical history or philosophy. Although few would disagree...
John Roberts’ ‘eh’ view of extreme partisanship is important
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAs chief justice in 2013, he oversaw a key decision that whittled away at the power of the Voting...
