Posted at https://www.everyday-democracy.org/news/charlottesville-reminds-us-courage-it-takes-stand-against-racism Author: Martha McCoy, Executive Director, Everyday Democracy August 15, 2017 (Photo credit: Phil Roeder) The horrific events that took place in Charlottesville this past weekend underscore the role racism has played, and continues to play, in the history of … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): This statement from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) can be attributed to Oliva Golden, CLASP Executive Director Washington, DC, August 15, 2017—The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) stands firmly with others in expressing … Continued
New York Times By CHARLIE SAVAGE and REBECCA R. RUIZ AUG. 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — When Attorney General Jeff Sessions denounced the violence in Charlottesville, Va., as an “evil” act of domestic terrorism on Monday, he was in some ways an unlikely figure … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This weekend, we watched in horror as white supremacists and Nazis marched through the streets of Charlottesville, VA, inciting violence that caused the death of at least one peaceful anti-racism demonstrator. There’s no question that the … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Black women’s equal pay day highlights gender and racial wage gaps July 31st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which marks how long into 2017 an African American woman would have to work in … Continued