Posts by Lithoco
Why It’s So Hard to Get Ahead in the South
Alana Semuels reports racial segregation, poverty, income inequality, a high degree of single mothers, and low social capital are key factors affecting economic mobility.
Read MoreTusculum College “Bonner Leaders” Learn Human Rights Basics
On January 9, Turn South Director Rachel Fowler served as featured speaker for the Tusculum College Bonner Leader Program’s first session of the 2017 spring semester.
Read MoreTurn South Presents at 2016 CHRONIC Gathering
Turn South Project Director Rachel Fowler presented at the third annual Carolina Human Rights Organizing Conference (CHRONIC) held in Asheville, NC on October 21-23, 2016.
Read MoreCarol Anderson: Donald Trump Is the Result of White Rage, Not Economic Anxiety
Anderson writes “Barack Obama’s election — and its powerful symbolism of black advancement — was the major trigger for the policy backlash that led to Donald Trump…”
Read MoreChanges strengthen education rights for homeless children
NLCHP releases resource that provides answers to questions on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the education rights of children and youth in homeless situations. https://www.nlchp.org/documents/McKinney-Vento_FAQs
Read MoreUN Expert finds U.S. struggling to achieve racial, social and economic equality
“[U]nderstanding racism means looking…at 400 years of slavery and post-civil war Jim Crow laws, which…’marginalized the African-American community to a life of misery, poverty and persecution.’” http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54582&Kw1=united+states&Kw2=human+rights&Kw3=#.WEcKkVyx9_k
Read MorePoor Louisiana defendants fight alleged debtors’ prison
Amy Julia Harris with Reveal News writes about Louisiana judge who agreed to stop jailing poor people unable to pay court-ordered fines funding his court Poor Louisiana defendants fight alleged debtors’ prison
Read MoreExposing Fields Filth
Environmental Working Group and Waterkeeper Alliance report shows wet waste in NC’s industrial agricultural industry threatens rural environment/residents. http://www.ewg.org/research/exposing-fields-filth
Read MoreLabor Trafficking Victims in Southern U.S. Win Judgements Totaling Millions
Lewis Golove with Human Rights First reports on Southern District Court of MS judgments awarded to immigrant workers forced to work as slaves in New Orleans http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/labor-trafficking-victims-southern-us-win-judgements-totaling-millions
Read MoreUN Experts find rights protections woefully lacking for women in U.S.
“[W]omen fall behind international standards as regards their public and political representation, their economic and social rights and their health and safety protections.”
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