civil rights
Leaders map jobs fight at Amistad Awards event
December 8, 2010Activists said they were inspired, "fired up and ready to go" at The Voices for Jobs, Equality & Peace - People's World Amistad Awards Concert held in New Haven, Connecticut Dec. 5.
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California’s new top cop is “on the people’s side”
December 6, 2010Kamala Harris vows to insure "the law of this state is on the side of the people."
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Congress urged to pass paycheck fairness, equality bills
November 16, 2010The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights released a list of six priority bills Congress should enact before recessing for Thanksgiving.
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Civil rights complaints against schools at record high
October 25, 2010The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has received a record-breaking number of complaints this year arguing the civil rights of students are being violated.
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GOP aims to suppress Latino vote
October 21, 2010A recent GOP ad urged Latinos to stay home rather than vote, but it may actually provoke a backlash and motivate Latinos to vote.
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