HeraldNet: Judge calls clearing whites from court ‘bad judgment call’
A black judge says he was wrong to evict whites from his courtroom so he could deliver a stern lecture to black defendants, but says he meant no ...
Archive for April 3rd, 2008
Detroit Free Press: A public apology
My parents taught me that as soon as you realize that you've made a mistake, you must apologize, take immediate steps to make it right, and move ...
Philadelphia Inquirer: In pursuit of economic justice
Steven C. Pitts and William E. Spriggs are coauthors of a policy brief "Beyond the Mountaintop: King's Prescription for Poverty" Some might be ...
Nashville Tennessean: Edgehill residents demand their own grocery
For Jannie Watson a simple visit to the supermarket involves four buses and half a day just to stock up on needed fare.. . The 50-something ...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger: FAMILY TREES Groundbreaking African-American site launched
For the past year a slave genealogical research project has been under way, and the details were revealed last month.. . In a press release ...
Deseret News: Editor to give lecture on hateful language
Jabari Asim, editor-in-chief of Crisis magazine, will deliver a Dewey Lecture on the historical and modern uses of hateful language and its impact ...
The Times Herald-Record: Letters to the editor for Friday, April 4, 2008
Spring is coming to Orange County. For a splendid view of its arrival, you can park at the Route 6 overlook, stand ankle-deep in the refuse of ...
The Times Herald-Record: King’s legacy of wisdom and bravery lives on after 40 years
Certain events imprint the mind with images time cannot erase. People of one generation recall where they were when the Japanese bombed Pearl ...
Press-Enterprise: 40 years after King's death, much accomplished, much work remains, Inland leaders say
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may never have set foot here on his long march for civil rights and equality, but Inland residents who followed ...
Yahoo! News: OBAMA PASSES MAJOR LEADERSHIP TEST WITH CANDOR AND GRACE
Last August, during an appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists, Barack Obama was asked whether he'd lead the nation in a ...
Yahoo! News: Quarter of U.S. teen girls have sex-related disease
More than one in four U.S. teen girls is infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, and the rate is highest among blacks, the U.S ...
Washington Times: THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL: Minding King’s words
Forty years ago today, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by an assassin's bullet at the age of 39. Many Americans will mark this ...
Information Week: Civil Rights Groups Side With Comcast’s Net Neutrality Stance
Several civil rights groups have joined Comcast in its battle to assert its right to manage network traffic and oppose new network neutrality ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal: There is reason to be proud of Memphis
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been dead longer than he was alive.. . How is it possible that someone whose essence is so intertwined with my ...
Civil rights attorney R. Eugene Pincham dies
R. Eugene Pincham, a longtime Chicago civil rights attorney who helped win a multimillion-dollar settlement after two young boys were falsely accused of killing an 11-year-old girl, has died. He was 82.