Half A Century Later: March on Washington
5oth Anniversary of the March on Washington March on Washington Original Coverage (15)
Gay Marriage Legal in MN – Effective August 1
Join us tomorrow as we make history on the Capitol steps @ 5pm #Time4Marriage #mnmarriage #mDayton #mnleg #stribpol pic.twitter.com/h5LBx6Grgo — Governor Mark Dayton (@GovMarkDayton) May 13, 2013 (42)
Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005)
Rosa Parks, Revisited by Charles M. Blow, New York Times: On the verge of the 100th anniversary of her birth this Monday comes a fascinating new book, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” by Jeanne Theoharis, a Brooklyn College professor. It argues that the romanticized, children’s-book story of a…
Ella Baker: Decemeber 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986
“Give light and people will find the way.” Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (19)
Union rights should be civil rights
From Institute for Southern Studies: After 60 years of labor law heavily tilted toward employers, it’s time to rebalance the scales by making labor organizing a civil right. Rand Wilson’s proposal for state “just cause” laws is one approach to reforming the law, but we also need federal legislation and…
Civil rights and a green economy: A discussion with Teresa Bettis of the Center for Fair Housing
From the Institute for Southern Studies: Teresa Fox Bettis is executive director of the Center for Fair Housing in Mobile, Alabama. She recently spoke with Bridge the Gulf and the Institute for Southern Studies for the report Troubled Waters: Two Years After the BP Oil Disaster, a Struggling Gulf Coast…
Remembering Bayard Rustin
From The Advocate: Bayard Rustin’s contributions to the world far outweighed his credits – and his 100th birthday is an opportunity to appreciate how his lifelong fights for equality live on today. Rustin was the key strategist in every campaign waged by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the architect of…
The Further “Whitening” of Higher Education??? Supremes to Hear Affirmative Action Case
From The New York Times: By agreeing to hear a major case involving race-conscious admissions at the University of Texas, the court thrust affirmative action back into the public and political discourse after years in which it had mostly faded from view. Both supporters and opponents of affirmative action said…