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Activist, Preacher, Civil Disobedience Leader: Rev. William Barber on North Carolina's Landmark Voting Rights Trial
On the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Barber is at the forefront of a new civil rights movement, called the Moral Monday movement, that's leading the fight for voting rights in the South.
Here Are the Happiest and Saddest Places to Live in the UK
But fuck the Rightmove list. Live wherever the shit you want. Be as happy as you can muster. Kill as many estate agents as it is possible to kill on your path into hell.
50 Years after Selma March, Activists Walk Again to Restore Voting Rights in South
Hundreds of activists are retracing the path of the 1965 Selma March to highlight the damage done to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 2013 Supreme Court decision.
Videos Show Confederate Flag Boosters in Florida Rallying to Banner's Defense
More than 4,500 people turned out for a "Florida Southern Pride Ride" to celebrate the beleaguered rebel symbol on Sunday.
The Hanging Death of a Black Man Stirred Up Old Racial Fears in Mississippi
When 54-year-old Otis Byrd was found hanging from a tree in this former hotbed of racial terrorism, many people suspected foul play—even though the authorities say his death was a suicide.
Police Can't Figure Out What Actually Happened to the Woman from the 'Rolling Stone' Rape Story
The cops have suspended their investigation into the alleged gang rape that set off a national conversation about sexual assault on campus.
Why Did the Booze Police Beat Up a University of Virginia Honors Student?
UVA students are protesting after a black 20-year-old named Martese Johnson was aggressively arrested by Alcohol Beverage Control agents.
Shooting Up a Confederate Barn on New Year's 1970
Photographer Scot Sothern looks back at some of the weirdest New Year's nights he's had.
The Rave King Rides Again
Wiretaps, fake money, vampire stripper sluts: How Disco Donnie went from the US’s most-wanted rave promoter to legit EDM businessman.
Is Obama Going to Do Anything About Dangerous Child Labor on Southern Tobacco Farms?
Short answer: Probably not.
Saving South Sudan
Late last year, South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of attempting a coup d'état.
Saving South Sudan
Late last year, South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of attempting a coup d'état. In February, journalists and filmmakers Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia set out on a grueling mission to locate Machar.