The ‘Hidden Figures’ Jeff Sessions Wants to Keep in the Shadows

By Bill Moyers / Moyers & Company Jan 13, 2017 A new movie reminds us of past racial injustice as a new administration tries to turn back the clock. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tom Hayden on the Vietnam War and America’s Collective Memory

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2016 In a speech last year in Washington, D.C., the late activist explained how Americans need to remember the successes and the failures of the peace movement of the 1960s and ’70s in order to achieve political unity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Passing the Torch: From Julian Bond to Black Lives Matter

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 20, 2015 Julian Bond was a lifelong activist, speaking out in recent years for marriage equality, getting arrested in front of the White House while protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The civil-rights pioneer died this week at the age of 75. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Remembering Julian Bond: Civil Rights Luminary and Southern Poverty Law Center Co-Founder

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 He rose to national prominence as a vocal force in the civil rights movement, and over the long arc of his career, Julian Bond blended the personal and political in ways that created and transformed societal structures. Bond, 75, died Saturday in the Gulf Coast city of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Feb 6, 2015 In 1946 Paul Robeson told President Truman that if the government refused to defend its black citizens, blacks would have to defend themselves. A new book, and history, reveal why Robeson’s words were so tragically prophetic. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Howard Zinn: Have a More Interesting Life

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 5, 2015 The late historian, who studied injustice and action through the centuries, offers this wonderful insight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Do You Tell Your Girlfriend You’re Moving to Another Planet?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2015 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Dianne McGrath isn't waiting for NASA to take her to Mars, Deon Taylor addresses the difficulties of a black director researching white supremacy, and Martin Luther King and Helen Caldicott join us, courtesy of the Pacific Archives and Brian DeShazer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ML-Cake

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The Racists Among Us

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 Let's not pretend that deadbeat rancher Cliven Bundy and basketball team owner Donald Sterling are the last two racists in America. They have company. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Macklemore Fights Homophobia With ‘Same Love’ at Grammys

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert and Madonna together performed the anti-homophobic bigotry song "Same Love" live at the Grammys on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MLK Day

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A Bomb Blast That Still Echoes, a Half-Century Later

BLANK Sep 15, 2013 The bombing deaths of four Birmingham girls on this day 50 years ago changed the nation's outlook on civil rights. But did it lead to real change? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )