civil rights
Congress moves to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
May 28, 2010Gay, lesbian, civil rights groups and supporters say the move by Congress Thursday, May 27, toward ending the U.S. military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy was a historic step forward.
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Calif. Assembly honors Japanese American civil liberties fighter
May 26, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - Almost seven decades after young Fred Korematsu was arrested for defying orders to relocate to an internment camp during World War II, the California Assembly last week passed a bill to recognize his Jan....
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Public to Fox News: Drop Stossel
May 25, 2010News commentator John Stossel, formerly of ABC News and now working for Fox, has called for the repeal of the Civil Rights Act barring business from discrimination.
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Is Rand Paul a racist?
May 24, 2010Is Rand Paul, a: prejudiced, b: a chauvinist, c: a racist?
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Weathering racial storms, Lena Horne rose above
May 12, 2010Lena Horne, an African American pioneer who fought for equality as an artist-activist, died May 9 at age 92. She is remembered as a crusader for civil rights and a symbol of black pride.
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