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Civil rights leader hits GOP for calling Voting Rights Act unnecessary

January 14, 2015 By Special to People’s World

"Chairman Goodlatte has paid no attention to the rampant voting discrimination still happening in the country, most recently seen in the 2014 midterm elections."

Federal workers achieve judicial win in employment discrimination case

January 9, 2015 By PAI

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Commerce Department's attempt to limit workers' rights to file discrimination cases.

Colorado NAACP office vows vigilance after blast near office

January 8, 2015 By Sadie Gurman

Staff members at a Colorado NAACP office say they are waiting for more information before drawing conclusions about an explosion near their chapter.

A lament for Eric Garner

December 16, 2014 By Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Cohen

A poetic response, one among many from around the country, is based on Biblical passages and other religious and philosophical texts.

“I can’t breathe” march on Washington to protest police killings

December 9, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

The storm will hit this week when eight mothers of unarmed Black men killed by police will testify Dec. 10 in a House hearing sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.