civil rights
Over 4 million U.S. citizens denied right to vote
September 23, 2010A protest rally calling for restoration of voting rights for ex-felons was held last week at the University of the District of Columbia.
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Groups demand pardon for Scott Sisters in Mississippi
September 21, 2010A rally last week in Jackson, Miss., called for freedom for Jamie and Gladys Scott, two Black women given double life sentences in 1992 for allegedly being accessories to an armed robbery in which $11 was...
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Disabled workers suffer more, Labor Department says
August 31, 2010Workers with disabilities face higher unemployment, earn less income, and are more likely to be forced to work part-time, says the first-ever report on the subject by the U.S. government.
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Muslim worker asks federal probe of Disney discrimination
August 30, 2010The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been asked to probe Disney's discrimination against a Muslim woman worker.
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Latino civil rights pioneer Mario G. Obledo dies at 78
August 24, 2010Mario Guerra Obledo, a son of Mexican immigrants who became a champion of civil rights and the first Latino official to head a California state agency, died Aug. 18 at age 78.
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