There was joy and a sigh of relief when Ketanji Brown Jackson was finally confirmed as the first Black woman judge to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, based on a 53-47 Senate vote April 7. Then another legal development of a totally different kind occurred in Starr County, Texas, . . .
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One year ago on April 9, Ramsey Clark – an internationalist and human rights fighter – died at the age of 93. No one up to now has taken his place. It was a special, unique one: He had been an attorney and member of the U.S. ruling establishment who, . . .
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Houston On April 3, a plaza, a monument, a huge portrait, and a walking trail were all unveiled and dedicated to remembering a man brutally murdered by Houston police almost 45 years ago. The family was surrounded by hundreds of supporters and friends as well as too many politicians and . . .
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Staten Island, New York Workers World Party First Secretary Larry Holmes andAmazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls, April 8. The Amazon Labor Union held a “We Made History” press conference April 8 in Staten Island across from Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse. Most of the elected leaders of this Black-led union spoke . . .
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This resolution was passed unanimously by the delegate assembly of the San Francisco Labor Council on April 11. Amazon Labor Union rally, March 20, Staten Island, N.Y. Whereas, Amazon workers at a mammoth warehouse on Staten Island, N.Y., voted on March 25-30, by a decisive margin, to be represented by . . .
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