by MCDC | Feb 22, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Events, Racism, Virginia
Please join us for a “Black Youth Matter” Rally on February 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the Freedom Wall (located directly in front of City Hall and beside the city’s amphitheater) on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia and a “Black Boys Matter” movie and...
by MCDC | Feb 13, 2014 | Civil Rights, Virginia
By Ashley Alman A federal judge ruled Virginia’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional late Thursday. From the ruling: U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen wrote that the constitutional right to equality should apply to all, including same-sex couples...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Civil Rights, Immigration Reform, News, Racism
aattp.org via Crooks and Liars A former Republican congresswoman in Florida has left the GOP and joined the Democrats, citing her former party’s increasing attacks on women and other minorities. Ana Rivas Logan said: “The GOP of today is not the party I joined. It’s...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia
It is time for Virginia to be on the right side of history and the right side of the law. That’s why after thorough legal analysis, I recently announced that I have concluded Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the Due Process and Equal Protection...
by MCDC | Feb 6, 2014 | Civil Rights, Issues, Virginia
By Peter Galuszka Here’s what it boils down to.. “…the Bill of Rights and the constitution are designed precisely to protect the rights of minorities. If voters or their legislators could strip away individual rights at the whim of the majority, we’d...
by MCDC | Jan 29, 2014 | Civil Rights, History, Income Inequality
For 10 years, Lilly Ledbetter fought to close the gap between women’s and men’s wages, sparring with the Supreme Court, lobbying Capitol Hill in a historic discrimination case against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Ledbetter won a jury verdict of more than $3...
