Posts Tagged as "civil rights"

50 Years After The Civil Rights Act: Looking Back & Moving Forward

Feb. 18, 2014 / By
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Last week, the California Conference for Equality and Justice celebrated its 23rd annual Interfaith/Intercultural breakfast commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act...

Black History Month: A Conversation With Local Unsung Civil Rights Heroes

Feb. 8, 2014 / By
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As a young African American woman, February is an especially important month to me. Because of the consequences of slavery, I do not know much of my own family history...

Residents Celebrate MLK’s Legacy in Long Beach

Jan. 24, 2014 / By
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More than 45 years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died, many argue that there is still much civil rights work to be done...

A Dream of MLK Today – Aging Against the Machine

Aug. 28, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman

SAN FRANCISCO — Fifty. This week’s anniversary celebration of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom resounds with a worthwhile mix of critical reassessment and historical pride for the progress made since then and yet to be accomplished...

The 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders

Dec. 3, 2011 / By
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There are many events that shaped the Civil Rights movement that we know of today. From the marches and speeches of Dr...

Community Remembers The Freedom Riders

Nov. 17, 2011 / By
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There are many events that shaped the Civil Rights movement that we know of today. From the marches and speeches of Dr...