Category: Race and Ethnicity in America
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Michael Avery is a Professor of Constitutional Law at Suffolk University School of Law. Saturday, July 2, was Thurgood Marshall’s birthday, and it is high time President Obama remembers who Marshall was and what he meant to the struggle for civil rights and social justice in this country. Obama should announce now that at the…
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A new book looks at the links between the American civil rights movement and other freedom movements around the world.
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Baseball’s All-Star Game is in Arizona this year. What to do if you’re a baseball fan who wants to voice opposition to SB 1070, Arizona’s anti-immigrant law? How about voting for the many fine Latino players, who make up one-third of the league?
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On the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, which is also the seventh anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts, Michael Bronski discusses the struggle for personal freedom for LGBT people.
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It’s been seven years since the first marriage licenses were handed out to same-sex couples in Massachusetts. Amie Klempnauer Miller, Nancy Polikoff, and Karen Kahn talk about what has changed and what challenges lie ahead.
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The integration of the Major Leagues pulled fans away from the once-thriving Negro Leagues.
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Shelina Zahra Janmohamed looks at the overall political landscape in Europe, where pandering to anti-Muslim sentiment has become a tool of mainstream politicians.
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Union organizers rally around the country today in support of public workers. Read about why they chose April 4th, and read an excerpt from All Labor Has Dignity.
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On the anniversary of the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas DeWolf reflects on how his life changed America.
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In honor of opening day, an excerpt from Rob Ruck’s Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game.
