Justice
October 26, 2005 -
Charlie Cobb, a key organizer in the civil rights movement who conceived the idea of "freedom schools" to bring real education to dispossessed black children in Mississippi, sent these short thoughts on the importance of Rosa Parks:
October 24, 2005 -
The latest Austin Chronicle has an eye-opening expose about race, the drug war, and Lone Star justice in a rural Jackson County, Texas, home of the small town of Edna:
October 5, 2005 -
Chris Fitzsimon at NC Policy Watch reports on a new study on race and schools in North Carolina, and the findings are eye-opening:
September 29, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Civil rights lawyer Baker Motley dies:
September 13, 2005 -
The NY Times comments on Georgia's new requirement that voters without a diver's license buy a special ID card:
August 30, 2005 -
By R. Neal In addition to looting, price gouging, home repair scams, and insurance fraud, there are always those looking to exploit victims of natural disasters, especially via telephone solicitation and the internet.
August 19, 2005 -
Raw Story (via Pam's House Blend) gives some much-deserved coverage of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, AL -- a fine group that has taken the lead in ensuring fair legal repr