Boycott
Jordanians boycott American companies seen as pro-Israeli
As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza continues, a boycott campaign is growing in the Middle East and beyond. In Jordan, many have stopped buying American and European products that they say support Israel financially or have a pro-Israel stance. Starbucks and McDonald’s in Amman sit mostly empty. In supermarkets, everyday items carry warnings.
Russian anti-gay laws have some calling for a 2014 Olympic boycott
The Olympics bring countries together to play nice. But sometimes, those countries have irreconcilable conflicts, as in 1980 when the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. President Vladimir Putin’s recent crackdown on gay rights has some calling for similar action in 2014.
No Controversy Over LGBT Athletes at World Championships in Russia
Despite the controversy over Russia’s anti-gay propaganda ban ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics, there’s no evidence of it at the Track and Field World Championships being held in Moscow. Host Marco Werman talks with Nicole Nazzaro.
How the ‘Red Summer’ of 1919 Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Many of us trace the Civil Rights movement back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks’ arrest in 1955. But the true beginning may have been during the summer of 1919, remembered as “Red Summer,” when race riots erupted across the country. At that time, NAACP membership grew exponentially, as black World War I […]