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The National Center for Civil and Human Rights stands in the protection of all peoples

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights stands in the protection of all peoples

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights stands in the protection of all peoples. The recent legislation on DACA is an affront to humanity. Our Dreamers through no fault

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights demands civil and human rights for all humanity.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights demands civil and human rights for all humanity. The methods and tactics used by the white supremacist organizations in Charlottesville are abhorrent

What is Race?

What is Race?

During one of my shifts at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, I met a guest from Uruguay. After experiencing the lunch counter sit-in simulator, she was shocked. She

Master of My Fate

Master of My Fate

I knew exactly what I wanted to talk about for the 3rd installment of Standing Room Only: hunger and homelessness. The topic made me hesitate because of my lack of

Otherness

Otherness

“Do you know who this is?” Kelli Edwards, the Center for Civil and Human Rights’s Program Manager, asked a group of young children circled around three tables. Kelli held up

Powerful People in Progress: Doug Shipman and Derreck Kayongo

Powerful People in Progress: Doug Shipman and Derreck Kayongo

Rights Not Reserved is a podcast from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. We discuss activism, history and today’s pressing human rights concerns with local, national and international

How to be Black

How to be Black

Being a Black woman comes with many different perspectives and hardships, but I  never knew I would understand the feeling of pride. This disconnect with issues within the Black community

What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

Author of this blog post, Kelly Crosby, is a Gallery Assistant at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. What’s in a name? Apparently, everything. I’ve had many interesting conversations

The Detour and My Foundation

The Detour and My Foundation

Torrie Shepard is the Marketing and Communications intern at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights.  Standing Room Only is a weekly blog series that follows Torrie’s journey from

Lessons from the Lunch Counter

Lessons from the Lunch Counter

Sometimes the reality of history can feel unbelievable, not in a way that makes you question if past events truly happened, but how actual people lived and fought through them. This past semester, I