by MCDC | Mar 5, 2015 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, News, Racism
So far, a disproportionate amount of press attention has focused on racist emails circulated by Ferguson officials, causing two to be fired and one to be placed on leave. While the correspondence in question is deeply offensive and worthy of condemnation, it is...
by MCDC | Mar 4, 2015 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, Events, News, Racism, Video
By Sari Horwitz The Justice Department will issue findings Wednesday that accuse the police department in Ferguson, Mo., of racial bias and routinely violating the constitutional rights of black citizens by stopping drivers without reasonable suspicion, making arrests...
by MCDC | Feb 14, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Discrimination, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage, Racism
Once again, FOX News has completely mischaracterized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), claiming that the President is “buying votes” by keeping millions of Americans on the SNAP rolls despite the “full economic recovery.” That statement is...
by MCDC | Jan 13, 2015 | Action Alerts, Immigration Reform, Issues, Racism, Virginia
We are hours away from the General Assembly returning to Richmond – and launching their latest attack on Virginia’s DREAMers. But we can stop them. This year we have an opportunity to take back the Virginia Senate by electing leaders who believe in equality and...
by MCDC | Dec 24, 2014 | 2016 General Election, GOP Shutdown, News, Racism
By DAVID ROGERS First came the White House fence jumpers. Now it’s Congress, fencing off money for the embattled Secret Service because of a totally unrelated fight with President Barack Obama over immigration. Just last Thursday, an independent review panel warned...
by MCDC | Dec 21, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Events, Issues, News, Racism, Video
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A mass of demonstrators chanting “Black lives matter” converged in the Mall of America rotunda on Saturday as part of a protest against police brutality that caused at least part of the mall to shut down on a busy day for...
