MARCH TO FOCUS ON CONTINUED FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
By SUZANNE GAMBOA FILE- In this Aug. 28, 1963, black-and-white file photo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his “I Have…
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LAWMAKERS OK NYPD WATCHDOG, OVERRIDING VETOES
By JENNIFER PELTZ New York City council speaker Christine Quinn is joined by councilman Donovan Richards as she speaks to reporters, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York…
CIVIL RIGHTS INCLUDES GAYS 50 YEARS AFTER MARCH
By BRETT ZONGKER FILE – In this Aug. 1, 1963 black-and-white photo, Bayard Rustin, leader of the “March on Washington” speaks at the National Headquarters. Months before Martin Luther King…
‘FREE AT LAST,’ MANDELA SAID, QUOTING KING
By JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this May 2, 1994 file photo Nelson Mandela, and Coretta Scott King, left, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., sing…
AP-NORC POLL: RACE, INCOME DIVIDE VIEWS OF SCHOOLS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and JENNIFER AGIESTA FILE – In this July 24, 2013 file photo, first grade teacher Lynda Jensen walks with her class of 30 children at Willow Glenn…
NYC MAYOR LAMBASTES STOP-AND-FRISK RULING
By COLLEEN LONG New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, speaks while Police Commissioner Ray Kelly looks on during a news conference in New York, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. A…
VOTE SUPPRESSION ALLEGED IN CLOSE FLA. ELECTION
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON In this July 11, 2013 photo, former Sopchoppy City Commissioner Anginita Rosier poses for a photo in Tallahassee, Fla. State authorities are investigating her complaint that Sopchoppy…
BLACK ITALY MINISTER DEMANDS STOP TO RACIST TAUNTS
In this Tuesday, July 16, 2013 photo, Italian Senate Vice President Roberto Calderoli, left, shakes hands with Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge, inside the Senate, in Rome. Prosecutor Francesco Dettori confirmed…