June 22, 2009 -
Last week in a presentation before the U.N. Human Rights Council, the United Nations special rapporteur on racism offered recommendations to the United States to address its ongoing issues of racial discrimination.During May and June former UN special rapporteur on racism, DoudouDiene, toured the United States to gather information on issues relatedto racism and and discrimination. The report on his findings came the same week
June 19, 2009 -
Health care reform advocates are changing up their tactics this week as they target lawmakers, particularly ones in the South, who have been opposing President Barack Obama's proposal for a public insurance option.Health Care for Amer
June 19, 2009 -
As we celebrate Juneteenth today, here's a short piece explaining the holiday that we ran on Facing South last year. Enjoy! Today is Juneteenth,a holiday marking the day that, in 1865, slaves in Texas were finallytold they were free -- two months and 10 days after Robert E. Leesurrendered to Ullyses S. Grant at Appomattox.The slave mastershad never bothered to tell them that slavery was officially over in1863; it took Union General Gordon Granger riding into Galveston with