Civil Rights
Utah law enforces intolerant sex education
Scared Republicans across the nation have been passing a steady stream of laws that lessen the reproductive rights of women. Republicans in Utah have taken things a step further. The Utah Senate passed a law...
Women not allowed to speak on birth control
In a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing last week over President Obama’s mandate to eliminate co-pays for birth control, women learned something interesting: An all-male panel knows more about their bodies...
Arizona public schools ban Mexican studies
Cultural despots in Arizona are flexing their hegemonic muscles yet again. This time they are taking on, or taking out, textbooks intended for a now defunct Mexican-American studies class. Earlier this month, Arizona Superintendent for...
Stone of hope
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered before 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963 contained the following sentence: “With this faith, we...
UH to preserve artwork
A piece of history that has been serving as an overlooked backdrop for meetings in the Cougar Den will be preserved and relocated to a more prominent location in the new University Center. Over the...
Where do we go from here?
I remember my elementary school classroom being brought to the library to watch "The Boy King," a TV drama about young Martin Luther King, Jr. This was most likely in the years between the...
Mexican-American leader focus of exhibit
The life and writings of a Mexican-American who was honored by Spain for his civic work is currently available for the UH community to examine in an exhibit on campus. “In Defense of My People:...
Play focuses on 1950s gay life
Before the Stonewall Riots of 1969 made the modern day gay rights movement a part of the national mentality, a group of five friends pushed the radical notion of an organized gay community in...
Youth still inspired by MLK’s dream
Years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting civil rights legend and former US ambassador, Andrew Young. During our conversation, Ambassador Young talked about the lighter side of his mentor, colleague and friend, Martin Luther...
He spoke of dreams
I was six when my family came to the US, a couple of years before the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Even at my young age, I was certain that the US was...