“People Died So I Could Vote” was a piece in TIME written in 2014 by Jocelyn Y. Stewart. Stewart wrote: “To be American is to appreciate and acknowledge those who died so we could vote, who faced bombs and beatings, and lost farms-and voted anyway. They are owed a debt, payable in the currency ofContinueContinue reading “‘People Died So I Could Vote’”
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Urgent Help Needed: Dakota Access Pipeline Issue
As you may have seen in the news over the past 24-48 hours, the conflict in North Dakota over the Dakota Access Pipeline has escalated rapidly. The National Congress of American Indians, on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is asking for immediate assistance from around the country. The Tribe desperately needs: (1) lawyersContinueContinue reading “Urgent Help Needed: Dakota Access Pipeline Issue”
Plaintiffs Fighting for Latino, Black Students in Kern County Will Proceed
Plaintiffs have filed a motion to lift the stay of their discrimination lawsuit against Kern High School District (KHSD), Kern County Office of Education (KCOE), the California Department of Education (CDE), and State Superintendent Tom Torlakson following Plaintiffs’ dismissal of the pending appeal against the State of California.