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Daily Video August 17 2015

Famed civil rights leader Julian Bond remembered
Civil rights leader and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond died Saturday at the age of 75.
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Daily Video July 24 2015

Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago this week, President George H.W. Bush signed a bill protecting the civil rights of disabled Americans, prohibiting discrimination and ensuring their access to public spaces.
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Daily Video January 12 2015

“Everything was on fire” – ‘Selma’ director aims to capture spirit of civil rights moment
“Selma,” the first feature film to focus on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is inspiring discussions about the civil rights movement and artistic interpretations of history.
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Post November 26 2014

Understanding the grand jury ruling on Michael Brown’s death
  The basics 1. What happened? A grand jury decided not t…
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Daily Video August 12 2014

Why we still need Freedom Schools, 50 years later
Half a century ago, students and local organizers banded together to fight to end segregation and discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.
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Daily Video August 12 2014

Anger and unrest in Missouri after police kill unarmed teenager
Witnesses say that Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old from a suburb of St. Louis, did not resist officers and put his hands over his head even as he was shot repeatedly.
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Student Voices August 28 2013

Tweets from The March on Washington
Journalism students from Ithaca College came to Washington, D.C., to cover the events of…
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Student Voices August 28 2013

Perspectives from the Mall: The March on Washington 50 Years Later
Journalism students from Ithaca College came to Washington, D.C., to cover the events of…
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Lesson Plan August 22 2013

The Goals of the March on Washington - Lesson Plan
Subject Social Studies, English Estimate Time Two 45-minute class periods …
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Lesson Plan August 14 2013

Racial equality: how far have we come and how far do we have to go?

Explore the challenges faced by the civil rights movement fifty years after the historic March on Washington
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