Category Archives: Rights and Liberties

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr


While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of US foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his “Beyond Vietnam” speech, which he delivered at New York’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his last speech, “I Have Been to the Mountain Top,” that he gave on April 3, 1968, the night before he was assassinated.
Democracy Now!

In international conflicts, the truth is hard to come by because most nations are deceived about themselves. Rationalizations and the incessant search for scapegoats are the psychological cataracts that blind us to our sins. But the day has passed for superficial patriotism. He who lives with untruth lives in spiritual slavery. Freedom is still the bonus we receive for knowing the truth. “Ye shall know the truth,” says Jesus, “and the truth shall set you free.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Real News

Woman, 80, convicted of $8,900 Calif. jewel theft

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Woman, 80, convicted of $8,900 Calif. jewel theft

Woman, 80, convicted of $8,900 Calif. jewel theft

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An 80-year-old woman who claims to be an international jewel thief with a five-decade career has been convicted of stealing an $8,900 ring from a San Diego store.

Doris Payne, of Long Beach, was found guilty Wednesday of burglary and grand theft. She could face more than 5½ years in prison.

Prosecutors say Payne walked away with the diamond ring from a Macy’s jewelry counter last year and told authorities she sold it.

Her attorney denied that Payne was the thief seen in store video.

Payne, who was born in West Virginia, has been jailed in several states. She claims to have shoplifted jewelry from New York to Monte Carlo.

The San Diego Union-Tribune says a documentary of her life is being made.

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via The Grio

Young Women Lead the Way to Green Economic Development on the Navajo Nation

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Thanks to a diverse array of activist leaders at the helm of groups like Black Mesa Water Coalition (BMWC) and the Navajo Green Economy Coalition (NGEC), the Navajo Nation is moving towards a sustainably powered bright future. Women’s leadership has played a central role in bringing forth the shift towards collective support for green economic development that is in alignment with traditional Navajo life ways.

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