Juvenile life-sentences, decades of solitary confinement among abuse cited in inhuman prison system
Civil Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here you can find the latest news on civil rights as they pertain to democratic rights. Protecting individual freedom from infringement by governments is key to democratic progress. Across the world, these basic rights are too often in doubt. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on the Civil Rights Era in the United States.
Lessons About Organizing From a Prisoner
Criminalizing someone like Hasan who came from a challenging background, abuse and poverty instead of giving people like him the help they need is a clear sign that the system we live in is completely inhumane
Harlem Rally for Jailed Eric Garner Cameraman
A small crowd of around 15 people were at 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell in Harlem at 1pm today for a last minute rally and press conference for Ramsey Orta, 22, the man who filmed NYPD cop Daniel Pantaleo placing an illegal, fatal chokehold on unarmed Eric Garner
VIDEO: Voting Rights Weaken Since Civil Rights Era
Since Civil Rights Era
Much of gains in voting rights won during activist 60’s protest have waned since Civil Rights Era
USA Welcomes Caravana43: Todos Somos Ayotzinapa!
I want to let you all know that finally the Caravana43 will enter the USA with the parents and students of the disappeared normalistas of Ayotzinapa, Mexico
Obama Remarks at Selma 50th Anniversary March
President Obama spoke at the Selma 50th Anniversary commemorations marking historic Bloody Sunday
Analyzing Selma March Impact on Ferguson Movement
Activists again descend on Alabama to discuss the 1968 Selma march impact on the 50th anniversary
Vigil for Nicholas Heyward Jr., Killed by NYPD in 1994
A crowd of about 50 came out Sunday to participate and show support for Nicholas Heyward Sr. whose son, Nicholas Jr. was shot and killed by NYPD officer Brian George on September 27, 1994.
Library of Congress’s Rosa Park Archive Opens
Celebration of heroine’s 102nd birthday includes Library of Congress ceremony as the new Rosa Park archive opens up to public viewing in Washington D.C.
EVENT: Rational Discussion on Democratic Policing in Brooklyn
Promoting a rational discussion among people of faith about law enforcement, race, gun violence and social inequality. Democratic Policing Event Saturday!