The Birmingham, Ala. resident and Army veteran fell to his knees but never dropped the American flag he carried through the violence of 1965's Bloody Sunday civil rights march. Armstrong died this week at 86. More...
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Wesley Pruden sparked anger when he wrote that President Obama lacks a "natural instinct or blood impulse" for what America is about because of his family's racial history. It wasn't the first time the native Arkansan and the paper he once edited have expressed troubling views on race. More...
Following a heated election in which busing opponents prevailed, the NAACP has warned it may sue to force Wake County to continue a policy of promoting socioeconomic diversity in its schools. More...
Yesterday Virginia went red, Charlotte went blue, and gay candidates across the South won a series of local victories. Can we draw any clear message from Election 2009? More...
Civil rights was the issue of the day for Martin Luther King, Jr. Now, it's gay rights. As Bernice King carries on her father's legacy and work, she must renounce her anti-gay bigotry, writes New America Media contributing editor Earl Ofari Hutchinson. More...
Environmental leaders representing more than a dozen polluted communities across the South called on federal officials to take action to protect low-income communities and people of color from toxic contamination. More...
With the 2010 Census less than six months away, two senate Republicans are still pushing a measure that would require forms to be rewritten to ask about a person's citizenship. The labor union SEIU argues the move would be costly and unconstitutional. More...
In a landmark vote, the Senate approved legislation Thursday that would expand the federal hate crimes law to include sexual orientation. It's an important piece of legislation for many Southern states that do not have comprehensive hate-crime laws. More...
