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Organizers get training at Kennedy School
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Organizers get training at Kennedy School
A group of 16 organizers from around the country came to Boston last week to begin a 20-week training session to advance political, civil, and human rights in their communities.
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Black History: Giants of the resistance
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Black History
Black History: Giants of the resistance
Black history is filled with the names of people who fought against oppression in pursuit of progress.
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Black patriotism undeterred by racial discrimination
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Editorial
Black patriotism undeterred by racial discrimination
The staunch resistance of Blacks to despotism is assuring, but there is still some trepidation that change could come. Who would have anticipated that white radicals would invade the nation’s Capitol building to disrupt the U.S. Congress performing its constitutional duty to certify the results of a presidential election?
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Black woman heads DOJ Civil Rights division
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News
Black woman heads DOJ Civil Rights division
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Biden pledges pandemic relief
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News
Biden pledges pandemic relief
President Joe Biden gave his first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, promising billions of dollars for infrastructure improvements and education support as well as immigration and civil rights reforms. The president’s proposed initiatives received mixed reactions from community leaders in Massachusetts, who are counting on federal aid to fund projects that are essential to COVID-19 recovery.
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Civil rights groups hail ‘historic’ ruling on exam schools
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Civil rights groups hail ‘historic’ ruling on exam schools
With white and Asian students over-represented in the city’s three selective-admissions schools, the one-year change was widely seen as a way to broaden the racial and socio-economic diversity in the schools.
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The forgotten Jackie Robinson
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Opinion
The forgotten Jackie Robinson
April 18 is the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s smash of the color line in baseball.
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Editorial
A rebellion to end democracy
Blacks, whites, Asians and Latinos in the same economic class should be united in efforts to gain support for government programs. The refusal of racists to work with others in order to achieve their own objectives demonstrates a serious level of hostility.
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Opinion
A path forward on civil rights for Mayor Kim Janey
For many years, LCR has tirelessly advocated for the City of Boston to make critical changes to improve widespread access to equal opportunities, to eliminate discriminatory practices, and to address a lack of transparency between the city and its diverse constituencies.
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Bombshell confessional letter links NYPD, FBI to Malcolm X’s murder
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News
Bombshell confessional letter links NYPD, FBI to Malcolm X’s murder
A New York cop’s deathbed confession of involvement in the assassination of Black Power icon Malcolm X led the family of the former Nation of Islam leader to call last week for a full re-opening of the investigation into the murder.
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A dynamic shift at the ACLU
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Editorial
A dynamic shift at the ACLU
The ACLU plans to take on issues of systemic racism in economics, housing, employment in other areas.
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Black History Milestones
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Black History
Black History Milestones
The road to civil rights in America was a long journey made possible by prominent leaders and a desire for equal rights.
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