Since King’s August 28, 1963 speech on the Lincoln Memorial steps, our country has undergone dramatic changes in civil liberties, slowly moving closer to a society that nurtures justice and equality for all people, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, or ethnicity. Today should be…
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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama. This simple act of defiance launched the civil rights movement in the United States. Activists coordinated a bus boycott and chose Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
Donald Trump’s draconian border policies have taken children from their parents. On his order, government officials locked up these kids and their parents and put them in cages. Now, this same despicable president is tear gassing children at the border. Is there no end to his…
If you are injured and forced to go to court, the justice you receive may often depend upon the judge presiding over the case. State Farm has reportedly agreed to pay $250 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of breaking federal racketeering…
Victims who suffer serious injuries due to the negligence of a town or city government—or employee—often find that recovery is a lot harder than if they had been injured by a non-government actor. Eleven campers and two staff members from a town in Maine were…
It was announced yesterday that Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, will ask Pope Francis to accept his resignation in light of the ongoing Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Shortly after becoming Bishop of Pittsburgh in 1988,Wuerl created support programs for survivors and adopted…
An African American man was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Florida convenient store after an argument broke out over a handicapped parking spot. Surveillance video showed the alleged altercation. According to reports, a woman pulled into the handicapped parking spot. Her boyfriend…
This famous inscription is on the Statue of Liberty, the site where many immigrants arrived in America in the early 20th century. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the…
Sugar coat this any way you like. Call yourself a conservative or a liberal. The recent Supreme Court decision relating to President Trump’s so-called travel ban is very troubling in many ways. Did your ancestors immigrate from Germany, Italy or Japan? If so, you may…
Unless you have been ignoring the news, you have heard about the owner of the Red Hen Restaurant kicking out Trump’s press secretary. The owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, said this in defending her actions: “I’m not a huge fan of confrontation, I have a business, and…
