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Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson, 91, on How Women Were Silenced at 1963 March on Washington 27 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
Fifty years ago this week, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, A Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and other civil rights leaders spoke at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. But where were the...
Headlines for August 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Report: U.S. Weighs Military Strike on Syria U.N.: Still Time for Inspectors to Probe Chemical Allegations in Syria U.N.: Bulk of Syria's 1 Million Child Refugees Displaced in Past Year U.N. to Ask...
50 Years After March of Washington, Tens of Thousands Say Struggle for MLK's "Dream" Continues 26 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the nation’s capital on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, originally held on August 28, 1963. People filled...
Headlines for August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
U.N. Inspectors Come Under Fire after Syrian Regime OKs Visit U.S. Says Syria Inspection "Too Late" as Obama Weighs Military Options Tens of Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March for Jobs and Fre...
Exclusive: As Judge OKs Force-Feeding, California Prisoner on 47-Day Hunger Strike Speaks Out 23 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Days after a federal judge approved the force-feeding of hunger-striking California prisoners protesting long-term solitary confinement, we air an exclusive audio recording of a prisoner who has not e...
"Empowering, So Brave": Trans Activists Praise Chelsea Manning, Raise Fears over Prison Conditions 23 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm
One day after a military judge handed down a 35-year sentence for leaking classified U.S. files to WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning announced a gender transition to female under the name Chelsea Manning. "A...
Syrian Activist on Ghouta Attack: "I Haven't Seen Such Death in My Whole Life" 23 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
The Syrian government is facing growing pressure to allow an international probe of an alleged chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of Damascus. The Syrian opposition says government forces fired ...
Headlines for August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
U.N. Seeks Syria Chemical Weapons Probe "Without Delay" U.N.: Syrian Conflict Has Created 1 Million Child Refugees Israel Bombs Lebanon After Rocket Fire Mubarak Under House Arrest in Military Hosp...
"I Am Chelsea Manning. I Am a Female": Bradley Manning Announces Gender Transition 22 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
In breaking news, defense attorney David Coombs has shared a statement announcing Bradley Manning’s gender transition to female and name change to Chelsea Manning. "As I transition into this next phas...
"He Wanted To Help America": Manning Attorney in First Extended Interview After 35-Year Sentence 22 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
Just after Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday — and before Manning’s announcement of a gender transition earlier today — independent journalist Alexa O’Brien sat down wit...
