| April 4, 1968: Remembering the Murder of Our King | |
| By The Editors · Posted on April 3, 2009 at 3:46 pm ·
Filed under Feeds, Highlight Topics: Human Rights Leaders |
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Forty-one years ago this weekend, America was changed forever when the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. TheDefendersOnline... Read more » |
| Balancing Race and Gender: LDF Women Pioneers | |
| By The Editors · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 2:57 pm ·
Filed under Feeds, Highlight Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Leaders, Women's Rights |
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By Stacey Patton Much of the history of the Civil Rights Movement has focused heavily on the stories of great men like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood... Read more » |
| Obama Honors César Chávez’s Birthday | |
| By James Parks · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 2:57 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Human Rights Leaders, Workers' Rights |
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What a difference a year makes. While the Bush White House tried to thwart workers’ rights and all that the late César Chávez fought for, Barack Obama adopted... Read more » |
| Former NAACP LDF President and Director-Counsel receives NY State Bar Association Award | |
| By The Editors · Posted on March 28, 2009 at 6:52 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Human Rights Education, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Leaders, Human Rights Policy |
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By Lee A. Daniels The honors cascade upon Elaine R. Jones, woman of extraordinary accomplishment, like an avalanche schussing down a high mountain slope. But, albeit... Read more » |
| Honoring human rights icon Carlotta Walls LaNier | |
| By The Editors · Posted on March 23, 2009 at 7:55 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Human Rights Leaders, Racial Equality |
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By D. Carene Bull Some might wonder what I, a white law student, was doing eating a free lunch of collard greens, fried chicken and macaroni-and-cheese at an event... Read more » |
