THOMPSON WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE FOR NYC MAYOR
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE – In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, New York City Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson smiles at a candidate forum in New York. Thompson…
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YOUTH SEE MARCH ANNIVERSARY AS CHANCE TO LEAD
BY SHAQUILLE BREWSTER Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the…
MARCHING FOR KING’S DREAM: ‘THE TASK IS NOT DONE’
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Crowds rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Fifty years ago, on…
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…
MAYOR: NEW NYPD OVERSIGHT JEOPARDIZES CITY SAFETY
By JENNIFER PELTZ Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say…
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…