By Arthur Alpert Oh, the things you learn from reading the Albuquerque Journal! America’s eternal struggle with race is pretty much history. Did you know that? Truth be told, I didn’t. Not, that is, until I read the Journal’s headlines over the story of the recent commemoration of the “Bloody Sunday” march in Selma 50 […]
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Relegating The Civil Rights Struggle To The Past
March 16th, 2015 · 1 Comment · civil rights, journalism, voting rights
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Bloody Sunday·Cal Thomas·civil rights·racism·Selma·voting rights
A Story of Magnitude: High Court Stripping Away at Privacy, Civil Rights
April 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that routine strip searches are acceptable in the United States – for even the most minor of offenses. Recognizing the magnitude of this ruling, Journal reporter Scott Sandlin got together a local angle on the story in time for its publication this morning; fittingly, […]
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