Activism

Why Are Democrats Lining Up Behind Anti-Protest Bills?

Shawn Setaro / Prism Jul 31, 2024 The history and politics of mask bans, explained. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Court Guts Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 21, 2023 "This decision is a devastating blow to the civil rights of every American, and the integrity of our nation's electoral system." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Author Interview

How the Solidarity of Black Workers Advanced Labor Rights for All

Kelly Candaele / Capital & Main Jul 28, 2023 A conversation with scholar Blair LM Kelley, about her new book, "Black Folk — The Roots of the Black Working Class."  Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Census Is Not Safe From Donald Trump

Will Carless / Reveal Feb 7, 2020 Civil Rights advocates warn it would be dangerous to underestimate the president's willingness to illegally share bureau data with ICE. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Congressman and Civil Rights Icon Elijah Cummings Dead at 68

BRIAN WITTE and REGINA GARCIA CANO / The Associated Press Oct 17, 2019 Born to a sharecropper, the chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee was a tireless advocate for the nation's most disadvantaged. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Kaepernick Stirs New Controversy for Nike

ALEXANDRA OLSON / The Associated Press Jul 2, 2019 The shoemaker defers to its star NFL endorser when he raises concerns over a sneaker featuring an early American flag. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The New York Times Has It in for Bernie Sanders

Katie Halper / FAIR Jul 1, 2019 Reporter Sydney Ember routinely obscures the corporate ties of the Vermont senator's loudest critics. It's part of a troubling pattern. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Joe Biden’s Racist Dog Whistles Will Haunt Him

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 23, 2019 The former vice president has championed mass incarceration and adamantly opposed school desegregation. Black voters haven't forgotten. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Activists Call for Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s Resignation

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Feb 2, 2019 Northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page shows a man in blackface and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

There’s Something Suspicious Going On With Georgia’s Voting Machines

Ilana Novick Oct 25, 2018 The NAACP has filed a complaint with the Georgia Board of Elections. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Georgia Officials Order Black Seniors Off Bus Headed for Early Voting

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Oct 17, 2018 The NAACP is demanding an "immediate investigation" into what it calls "an unacceptable act of voter intimidation." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )