Southeast Raleigh High School senior Selina Garcia is only 17-years-old, yet, she spent three weeks in an adult jail because the foster care system could not find a place for her. Last Thursday, Garcia was freed after she plead guilty to misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and battery that stemmed from an incident on a school bus.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the Affordable Care Act's requirement that for-profit corporations provide insurance coverage for contraception, according to the "New York Times."
African-American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was a humanitarian, pastor, and activist who utilized nonviolent civil disobedience to work toward the advancement of African-Americans, and racial integration. King and the Black Civil Rights Movement encouraged the Latino Movements, inspiring colleagues Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez's farmworker's protests, and encouraging Nuyorican activist Gilberto Gerena-Valentin. He was more than a rousing symbol, he provided emotional support, resources, and public relations to the Latino Civil Rights Movement.
There are a number of events and service projects available for participants and volunteers who are looking to stay busy on the special day of remembrance this Monday
On the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2008, Labeouf spoke about many of the issues that people are now outraged over regarding the NSA's spying efforts.
