Jul 14th, 2008 · Once, civil rights activists faced police batons and tear gas over the voting rights of people in Perry County in Alabama. Voting troubles still plague the community. State and federal officials have been looking into accusations of voting rights abuses. This time, the concern is voter fraud and inflated absentee balloting.
Jun 12th, 2008 · Under the baton of harpsichordist and Baroque scholar Andrea Marcon, the acclaimed period-instrument ensemble presents a striking program with a heavy emphasis on Vivaldi, featuring virtuoso violinist Giuliano Carmignola.
Nov 5th, 2007 · Baton-wielding police fire tear gas into crowds and arrest hundreds of anti-government protesters in an effort to quash dissent following President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency.
May 30th, 2007 · Los Angeles Police Dept. Chief William Bratton's first official report on the May 1 immigration rally that turned violent accuses members of an LAPD riot squad of injuring as many as 40 people. The officers under fire say their use of batons and rubber bullets was a response to being assaulted by a small, but aggressive group of rock throwing demonstrators.
May 6th, 2007 · The Los Angeles Police Department's uneasy relation with the news media is in the spotlight again in the wake of Tuesday night's melee at an immigrant rally in MacArthur Park. TV crews and other journalists were pummeled with batons and rubber bullets as a police riot squad cleared the park.
Dec 22nd, 2005 · Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La., housed hundreds of Katrina evacuees through the end of October. Pastor Stuart Rothberg talks about phase two of the congregation's disaster relief program: sending teams of church members out to rural parishes to help with clean up and rebuilding.
Sep 21st, 2005 · Four African-American businessmen from Baton Rouge, La., forecast how their local economy will be affected in the long-term following Hurricane Katrina. Guests: Richard Turnley, CEO of Southern Teachers and Parents Credit Union; Ronald Smith, owner of the Hilton Gardens and an International House of Pancakes; Clifton Avant, president of One Hundred Black Men of Baton Rouge and Microenterprise Development Alliance of Louisiana; and John Smith, the vice president of One Hundred Black Men of Baton Rouge.
Sep 8th, 2005 · The Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge has swelled to nearly twice its pre-hurricane population with evacuees needing help. Farai Chideya talks to an organizer at the First Baptist Church, which is providing services to the women and children most in need.