by Annick Febrey | Mar 22, 2021 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
The final episode of CNN’s 6-episode series, “Lincoln: Divided We Stand” aired on Sunday. As a labor rights advocate for over fifteen years, what struck me in the first few episodes was how Lincoln claimed to be against slavery for moral reasons, but for a majority of...
by Taylor King | Jun 19, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
“Every year, we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s why we need [Juneteenth].” – Texas Representative Al Edwards By: TAYLOR KING...
by Taylor King | May 30, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: TAYLOR KING Crowds of tourists buzz with excitement. From their perch on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument’s shadowed peak breaks through the evening sky, creating a halo of pastels and signaling the sun’s descent on the city. Year after...
by Taylor King | Jan 21, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: TAYLOR KING On Friday, January 21, 1831, the newspaper columns of Ohio’s Portsmouth Courier prominently displayed a paragraph wrought with hatred and bigotry. Putting words to the community’s desire for separation as black and white as the ink on the pages, the...
by Molly Wicker | Nov 30, 2018 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: MOLLY WICKER On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to comply with the bus segregation law in Montgomery, Alabama and was arrested. Her bold act of resistance inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the largest and most successful movements against racial...
