U.S. and Canada

North Carolina’s ‘Moral Monday’ heats up as cops arrest 151

Raleigh, N.C., June 3 — The fightback being led here by the North Carolina NAACP with weekly protests continues to gain momentum…

June 6, 2013

Monsanto under fire globally

It was not a good week for Monsanto, the largest manufacturer and promoter of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). First, on…

June 6, 2013

Doomsday for education in Philadelphia

The School Reform Commission of the School District of Philadelphia voted May 30 to pass its “Doomsday” budget. This budget…

June 6, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 3

What was Lewis Henry Morgan’s contribution? The 550 pages of Lewis Henry Morgan’s “Ancient Society” (Tucson: University of Arizona Press,…

June 6, 2013

‘Free the Cuban 5’ events spread awareness

“The Second 5 Days for the Cuban 5 in Washington, D.C.” hit the street on June 1 with a spirited…

June 5, 2013

Detroit cop stands trial in shooting death of 7-year-old girl

After three years, the white Detroit police officer who shot a 7-year-old African-American girl is finally standing trial in Wayne…

June 5, 2013

2,000 protest as Manning’s trial opens at Ft. Meade

Ft. Meade, Md. -- Despite police roadblocks hampering access to the rally site, nearly 2,000 supporters of U.S. Army Pfc.…

June 4, 2013

Students fight massive debt

Students are fed promises of a bright future, and expectancy of a higher income upon program completion. However, college graduates…

June 3, 2013

Striking Walmart workers, supporters converge on company headquarters

Walmart workers across the United States resumed their strike at the end of May and began caravaning toward Bentonville, Ark.,…

June 3, 2013

Youth contingent adds politics to Buffalo, N.Y., Pride parade

Buffalo, N.Y. — Youth with the International Action Center carried banners and signs in the Buffalo Pride Parade on June 2.…

June 3, 2013