civil rights

With the right of free speech comes the duty of taking responsibility for what is said. The fact that we are free to express our own opinions doesn’t make these automatically right and true. In fact, what is an opinion?...

The controversy exists in a strange space where incredibly divergent concepts of Columbus exist at the extremes. The two cannot come together because they employ entirely different embodiments of Columbus’ significance. So where do you stand if you condemn the...

Following Donald Trump's inauguration, women from across America will converge on DC to march in solidarity against the prejudices symbolized by the new president. We interviewed one of the youngest organizers of the Women's March on Washington, and she tells...

"Abortion: Stories Women Tell” by Missouri native Tracy Droz Tragos is an even-handed documentary that focuses on the people. We hear personal stories from the women it effects most: young and poor women, abortion providers, nurses, guards who watch over...

The United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to the of the American artist Norman Rockwell, "the people's painter". On display is a painting, considered to be one of the most iconic images of the civil rights movement in...

For the 50th anniversary of the Selma "Bloody Sunday" march and beating, President Obama delivered a speech in the Alabama town, urging Congress to restore Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act and a new generation of marchers to carry the...