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Claudette Colvin Juvenile Record Expunged After 66 Years
December 16, 2021 Associated Press “A judge has approved a request to wipe clean the court record of a Black woman who was arrested for

Serpico to Receive Medal of Honor Certificate
December 11, 2021 Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News Mayor-elect Eric Adams wants to make sure whistleblower cop Frank Serpico gets the honor he was denied 50

Noam Chomsky, at Age 93, Still Telling it Like it is
December 07, 2021 Linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia on this day in 1928. In his early academic career, Chomsky was best known for

Ai-jen Poo on the Economic Potential of Public Investment in Child Care, Elder Care and Paid Family Leave
December 7, 2021 The Ezra Klein Show Don’t miss this interview with domestic worker advocate Ai-jen Poo on the December 7 edition of The Ezra Klein Show. “This

MY HERO International Film Festival Videos Available Online
December 4, 2021 The 17th annual MY HERO International Film Festival was held virtually on December 4, 2021. The festival brought together student and professional

Malcolm X Convicted Killers Exonerated; Bryan Stevenson Speaks Out
November 18, 2021 Demicia Inman, VIBE “Two men convicted for the shooting death of activist and prominent Civil Rights leader Malcolm X are set to be exonerated

Humane Education Through History, Art, and Inspiration: An Interview with Robert Shetterly
November 07, 2021 Institute for Humane Education Zoe Weil, President of the Institute for Humane Education, interviewed AWTT artist Robert Shetterly recently. Robert expresses his views

Remembering Ida Tarbell
November 05, 2021 The Writer’s Almanac Thanks to The Writer’s Almanac for reminding us of the birthday of the great journalist Ida Tarbell, born on this

Oct. 29, 1969: Supreme Court Rules Schools Must Desegregate
October 29, 2021 Zinn Education Project On this anniversary of the Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education Supreme Court ruling on desegregation on Oct. 29, 1969,