Tag: civil rights

The Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter it sent last week to state regulators in response to civil rights complaints about air pollution in the region known as Cancer Alley.

While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.

On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines Johnson as the Texan signed into law the Civil...

“This is important and historic. His admissions mark another important moment of accountability and another step on the road to justice.”

The Algebra Project is a nonprofit dedicated to helping students from historically marginalized communities develop math literacy.

“a true American patriot who risked his life and bled for the hope and promise of democracy.”

Both Republican and Democratic leaders have joined together in paying homage to the late Rep. John Lewis.

If convicted, Dr. Jonathan Yates faces a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison.

“The FBI and the Southern Ohio Public Corruption Task Force are committed to rooting out public corruption and working to ensure that those who abuse their law enforcement privileges are held accountable.”

While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.