A People’s Almanac 11/26/12

Producer/Host: Meaghan LaSala

This week, A People’s Almanac features Transgender day of Remembrance, the land reform Plan de Ayala of the Mexican Revolution, and the announcement of the Poor People’s Campaign, which MLK hoped would mark a shift from a movement for civil rights, to one for human rights and economic justice.

A People’s Almanac 10/22/12

Producer/Host: Meaghan LaSala

This week, A People’s Almanac features the NAACP’s “Appeal to the World,” a 1947 petition to the UN to address the human rights violations committed by the US against African Americans and all people of color. This week also features the 1892 general strike in New Orleans.