topic: civil rights

Born of War: Uganda and Post-Conflict Integration
February 28, 2017
During the conflict in Northern Uganda, more than 60,000 children and youths were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and some 8,...
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Today In History: Remembering Rosa Parks "The Mother of the Freedom Movement"
December 1, 2015
“It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn’t feel like obeying his demand." — Rosa Parks on...
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Today in History: Ida B. Wells
July 16, 2015
“The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.” —Ida B. Wells, 1892. Ida B. Wells, head-and...
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Today in History: The Assassination of Malcolm X
February 21, 2015
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery." - Malcolm X (...
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Frederick Douglass passed away 120 years today
February 20, 2015
Once you learn how to read, you will be forever free. Frederick Douglass, writer, orator and preeminent African-American social reformer...
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Intersectionality and The New Black
February 16, 2014
In 2012, the state of Maryland — home to the nation’s fourth largest African American population — faced a ballot measure that would...
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My Big, Fat, Gay, Indian Wedding
June 22, 2012
I got out of bed, showered quickly and put on a white sherwani suit that my cousin had brought from Leicester especially for the occasion...