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Saturday, November 7 at 9:30am - Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Right...
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Wednesday, May 14 at 5:30pm
Percy Sutton, a prominent civil rights lawyer, politician, and successful businessman, died this past weekend. He was 89.The son of a former slave, Sutton served his country during World War II as a Tuskegee Airman and in the Korean War. In 1953, he opened a law practice in Harlem...
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A nationwide drive urging Latinos, especially illegal immigrants, to participate in the census is focusing on evangelical churches.
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The leader of the Justice Department's civil rights unit has decried a recent spate of hate-crime cases across the United States and pledged to make prosecuting violent "equal-opportunity bigots" a top priority in the coming year.
Recent data analyzed by New America Media show that Small Business Administration loans made to struggling businesses as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are not going to minority-owned businesses...
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund ("LDF") launched Count on Change 2010, a
strategic, collaborative, national public education campaign designed to
substantially improve the inclusion of the Black Diaspora in the 2010 Census.
www.countonchange2010.org
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D. Ill., introduced a bill last week to reform the nation's broken immigration system...
Here are a few interesting civil rights related items: Census bureau jobs for the 2010 census will help the economy - The New York Times Editorial: New research should help guide efforts to close the achievement gap - The Washington Post Lenders rejecting homeowners looking for mortage ...
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Don't look now, but Pennsylvania might be the new Mississippi.
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations' adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) – a comprehensive international treaty that outlines standards for ratifying countries to meet in the treatment and rights of women. CEDAW is...
The House on Wednesday passed another six-month extension of unemployment benefits and extended the COBRA health care subsidy that was set to expire at the end of December...
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Call Your Senators: Protect Consumers!
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Thank you for urging your members of Congress to support the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.Onward to the Senate!
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Data released by Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez Thursday showed a dramatic drop-off in federal hate crimes prosecutions during the George W. Bush administration.
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As a limited federal subsidy runs its course, many jobless New Yorkers are struggling to keep affordable health care coverage.
The Local Community Radio Act passed the House of Representatives by voice vote last night and now moves to the Senate. Low power FM (LPFM) refers to community-based, non-commercial FM stations that operate at 100 watts or less and have a broadcast reach of only a few miles. ...
Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference, testified this morning before the Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights about how a greater U.S. commitment to its international human rights obligations can strengthen civil rights at home. The U.S. is a party to U.N...
