ORIGINAL AP STORY ON THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON
By RAYMOND J. CROWLEY FILE – In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his “I…
Racial and ethnic discrimination
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…
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…
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…
1ST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP’S FAMILY WANTS PARDON
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI Boxer Jack Johnson is shown signing contracts in this undated photo. Relatives and hometown supporters of boxing’s first black heavyweight champion are turning to YouTube to convince…
SHOULD LAWS BE COLORBLIND? SUPREME COURT WEIGHS IN
By HOPE YEN In this March 5, 2013 photo, University of Texas senior Bradley Poole, 21, poses for a photo on the campus in Austin, Texas. Poole, an advertising major,…
SOUTH AFRICA: MANDELA IN HOSPITAL ON EASTER
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Foto del miércoles 18 de julio del 2012 del ex presidente sudafricano Nelson Mandela durante su 94to cumpleaños con su familia en Qunu, Sudáfrica. Mandela continuaba hospitalizado…
CONFEDERATE FLAG AT OLD NC CAPITOL COMING DOWN
By MICHAEL BIESECKER A Confederate flag is seen on display at the old Capitol, which houses the governor’s office and still hosts numerous government events, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in…