Axios Latino held a discussion about issues facing the Latino community in the U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) talked about the challenges in his state, including systemic poverty and the …
86 viewsA House Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing on legislation to create a Smithsonian National American Latino Museum. Witnesses included Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY), who intro…
402 viewsNot long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. He had just delivered a victory speech after winn…
3,961 viewsSpeakers at the closing plenary session of the at the Netroots Nation conference included the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, Dolores Huerta. Netroots Nation is an “annu…
946 viewsDay four of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included speeches by Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
17,738 viewsCivil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, talked about how they fought to improve working conditions…
2,348 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton spoke at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Tucson, Arizona. He talked about some of her bipartisan legislative efforts w…
3,188 viewsDolores Huerta delivered remarks on the history of the farm workers movement. Following her remarks, panelists talked about the movement’s legacy and activist Cesar Chavez.
815 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…
2,844 viewsAs part of the prelude to the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation hosted the Women Who Dare to Dream Luncheon …
597 viewsDolores Huerta spoke about her experiences organizing unions and immigration issues. In 1962, Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm …
211 viewsGloria Steinem and others spoke at a conference on women’s issues. They spoke about progress made by the feminist movement and challenges still facing women. Among the topics they addressed …
868 viewsThe third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on military, security, and foreign policy issues. Senator Barack Obama was nominated by a…
15,762 viewsMarch 16, 2008 marked the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States. Friends, relatives, and aides shared memories of the campa…
1,339 viewsA tribute was held to honor the life and legacy of the late Robert F. Kennedy. His daughter Kerry Kennedy and Rep. Edward Markey hosted a reception at the Capital to commemorate what would h…
1,525 viewsSpeakers talk about the potential impact on women of a Supreme Court vacancy created by the retirement of Justice O’Connor, potential future Bush administration nominees, and the future of p…
156 viewsDolores Huerta discussed her organization, United Farm Workers of America, which she co-founded. She liked about the organization’s goals and upcoming agenda. She also responded to audience …
136 viewsPresident and Mrs. Clinton participated in a Human Rights Day ceremony at the White House. Mrs. Clinton read from Eleanor Roosevelt’s writings on human rights. President Clinton defined bas…
396 viewsThe National Organization for Women hosted a Women’s Rights March in San Francisco, CA. Activist Dick Gregory, President Patricia Ireland, National Organization for Women, and Actor Danny Cl…
399 viewsDelegates from 78 unions met to discuss the status of the labor movement. They discussed various items, including whether to create a $35 million fund to educator workers about campaign issu…
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