civil rights
Feds, civil rights groups gear up for 2010 Census
January 5, 2010The Obama administration launched an unprecedented $340 million promotional blitz for the 2010 Census on Monday with the debut of the Census Portrait of America Road Tour.
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Miami lessons: civil rights, recounts and tea-bags
December 11, 2009Before the civil rights movement burst onto the national scene, Bobbi Graff and people like her were leading struggles against lynching and police brutality and for desegregation.
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NAACP, labor demand bold action on jobs
November 17, 2009WASHINGTON - The nation's top labor, civil rights and community leaders joined forces here today and put forward a bold program they say is needed to create millions of new jobs and to lift the economy...
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Kenneth Anderson keeps alive the spirit of Paul Robeson
October 25, 2009Meet Kenneth Anderson, an accomplished musician, academic, veteran and civil rights activist. He keeps the songs and spirit of Paul Robeson alive on and off the stage.
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Rights coalition calls for end to immigrant arrest program
August 28, 2009More than 500 immigrants’ rights and social justice organizations have sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking that he stop a controversial program whereby state and local police are allowed to participate in immigration enforcement...
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