MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Long-forgotten photos that show James Earl Ray being brought to jail after his arrest for assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. were unveiled Wednesday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the civil rights leader's death.

Youtube is one of those websites that has never really appealed to me, for the same reason I never found America's Funniest Home Videos to be entertaining.

The case sparked national outrage. Advocacy groups Change.org and Color of Change launched ambitious online campaigns that have already gotten thousands of signatures.

An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after sending her kids to a school district in which they did not live.

I have been reading some examples of racial insensitivity in the US and how offensive the actions of some of our younger members can be.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule that will deny hospitals Medicare and Medicaid if they discriminate against same-sex domestic partners.

"Britain's Islam Channel broke broadcasting regulations by condoning marital rape, encouraging violence against women, and promoting an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas line, the country's broadcast regulator Ofcom ruled Monday.

"Israel, like the United States, is a largely secular society with deep religious roots. And Israel, like the United States, is home to vocal religious conservatives who frown on homosexuality.

For me, being a feminist means two things: Believing that women are pervasively discriminated against, judged to be and made to feel less than men. It doesn't matter whether this is done intentionally or completely unconsciously and unintentionally.

If someone was getting beat for wearing a rainbow necklace, would you walk on by feeling they deserved it because they must be gay? If a student was getting their books knocked out of their hands because they were carrying a Qur'an, would you laugh?

According to results released by the Pew Research Centre yesterday, a new poll has found that fewer than half of Americans are against legalised same-sex marriage.

So like the title says, "Bad Decisions" make good stories. I think that must be because we learn the most when we get it wrong.

September 21, 2010 on SBS Insight (Australia): "The French Senate has voted to ban the burqa in public places. Similar laws are being considered in Belgium, Spain and Italy.

"For the first time, more women than men in the United States received doctoral degrees last year, the culmination of decades of change in the status of women at colleges nationwide.

One of our most cherished and sacred privileges as citizens of the United States of America is our right to vote, and for millions of female voters throughout the nation, this right simply wouldn't be possible without the courageous and relentless efforts of Lucy Burns and Alice …

After 11-months of international scrutiny, Caster Semenya was officially cleared last month to compete as a woman -- but it seems the South African runner's metaphorical marathon is far from over. You didn't think the debate over her sex would be settled once the I.A.A.F. issued its ruling, did you? (Yes? Aw, your naive optimism is cute. No? Wise cynic, teach me your ways.) The New York Times reports today on Semenya's Sunday win in the women's 800 meters and quotes a couple competitors who haven't exactly been put at ease by the I.A.A.F.'s verdict.

Caster Semenya's coach says the South African athlete is happy to turn her back on negative comments about her.Semenya, 19, returned to competition in July after 11 months on the sidelines following a series of gender tests.

She made it three wins from three with another 800m win in Berlin on Sunday, finishing in one minute 59.90 seconds.

The United States of America is being hijacked by fundamentalists, and it doesn't look like anything is going to stop them. I have now officially reached the brink. The gloves are coming off, the brass knuckles are going on, and things are about to get ugly.

The theory that minorities exaggerate the hardships they face in the modern world has become a rather prevalent one in recent years, and it stems from people not understanding the full impact that racism has had on our society through the decades and centuries.

"A landmark of sorts was achieved today as CNN just came out with a poll showing a 52 percent majority of Americans agreed with the statement that "gays and lesbians should have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid." Some 46 pe …

Justice has been served. As most of you are probably fully aware, District Chief Justice Vaughn R. Walker, ruling on the case Kristin M. Perry v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has overturned California's infamous "Proposition 8," which banned gay marriage within the State.

Dear supporters of Proposition 8, Please do not take my words as gloating but rather as a clear and concise analysis of why you may be feeling dejected now over the overturning of Proposition 8.

For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the prospect of three women on the Supreme Court is exhilarating, and she intends to stay around and enjoy it.

For millions of Americans, racism is still undeniably a serious social dilemma in the United States. It has been slowly suppressed in the past few decades, but not vanquished; racism still exists in this country and abroad, and its impacts are felt by people each and every day.

"When women's rights activist Wajiha Al-Huwaidar flew out of Saudi Arabia last week for a holiday in Italy with her family, she was hoping for a brief respite from what she describes as the 'gender apartheid kingdom.' She wasn't so lucky.

The pastor of a Nevada megachurch that provides financial support to Martin Ssempa, one of the most prominent backers of Uganda's notorious "kill the gays" bill, now concedes that his rhetoric has been "offensive" at times -- but also contends that Ssempa and the bill have been  …

The Vatican's decision to declare the attempted ordination of women a "grave crime" has been fiercely condemned by women's church groups in the UK.

Pat Brown, of the group Catholic Women's Ordination, said she was deeply shocked and called the change to Church law "a slap in the face to women".

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, convicted of adultery in Iran, may be stoned to death unless a last-minute campaign saves her.

oday, President Obama delivered a speech at American University making the case for comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border, overhauls our broken legal entry system, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who work hard and play by the rule …

A middle school teacher in California is being investigated for possible disciplinary action after allegedly asking a young student wearing a Mexico soccer shirt, "what are you doing in my country?"

As Judge Vaughn Walker prepares to hear closing arguments today in Perry v.

Evangelical leaders on the far right held a press call Wednesday urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass comprehensive immigration reform but exclude LGBT families from the legislation.

Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would repeal the long-standing ban on abortion care for military women seeking an abortion on a U.S. military base - even for a servicewoman willing to use her own money.

"Men on motorcycles splattered 15 students, teachers with acid in Kandahar. The men squirted the acid from water bottles onto three groups of students and teachers walking to school Wednesday, principal Mehmood Qaderi said.

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Sen. Al Franken introduced legislation on Thursday that would protect LGBT students from bullying in America's public schools.

Laura Bush, the wife of former US president George Bush, has announced she supports same-sex marriage and believes abortion should remain legal.

The National Review's resident white supremacist intellectual John Derbyshire was invited by the Black Law Student Association at UPenn Law School to speak about government's role in addressing racial disparities in education and employment.