The Alliance of Black Professionals in Springfield organized the rally for justice. On a raw, cold and wet morning 2,000 people marched in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, to give voice to the dying cries of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, shot by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Florida. For being black. For being a black teenager. For wearing a hoodie, a sweatshirt with... 

Puerto Ricans who have fought hard for the U.S. federal government to take responsibility for the environmental damage it caused through more than 60 years of military target practice in Vieques were turned down by the a U.S. Appeals Court in Boston this week.  The court  ruled that the federal government has immunity from any lawsuit over its actions. The lawsuit was filed because the health of... 

By Natalia Muñoz GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney agreed that ballots should be available only in English, a position that goes against the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The law, passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, dismantled many of the obstacles that intentionally impeded blacks and other disenfranchised communities from voting. It was sweeping in its intent and enforcement.... 

Op-Ed by Natalia Muñoz Corporate and even independent media outlets have been leading the national conversation on GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s vast wealth. What no one points out is that Romney’s millions is a cornerstone of the American Dream pitch, where all one has to do is work hard in dogged pursuit of wealth and happiness becomes a constant in your life. Romney has not broken...