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Today in black history: “Jail-No-Bail” campaign began in S.C.
February 7, 2014SNCC leaders staged a Jail-No-Bail sit-in in solidarity with the imprisoned CORE activists. The sit-in re-energized the movement in Rock Hill, SC.
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Official unemployment rate drops to 6.6 percent
February 7, 2014The Economic Policy Institute, a progressive economic think tank, issued a statement that was positive in tone and substance about some aspects of the Labor Department's report but negative about others.
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Oklahoma TV station comes under fire for anti-immigrant slur
February 7, 2014Members of Dream Act Oklahoma, which has been raising awareness about how undocumented workers contribute to Oklahoma, blasted KOTV for its discriminatory report
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Asian Pacific rights group elects first openly gay chair
February 6, 2014Each community has a stake in immigration reform, he said, from family reunification to visa programs. "We as a coalition have been finding ways to raise our voices."
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Republicans issue sketchy immigration tenets
February 6, 2014The Republican principles give some things to the immigrant community but also impose severe new repressive measures.
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