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Fair housing groups document spike in housing complaints
May 6, 2009More than 40 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, housing discrimination continues to be a problem, according to the National Fair Housing Alliance's (NFHA) annual report on fair housing enforcement. The Fair Housing...
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New project to combat unconscious racism
May 6, 2009Original source: While the election of President Obama shows that overt racism is less acceptable in America, a new project launched last month by the Institute for America’s Future explores the large role unconscious racial bias...
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May Day marches put immigration reform front & center
May 5, 2009CHICAGO — Thousands of immigrant rights advocates marched in cities coast to coast May 1, to honor the most widely celebrated holiday on the planet, International Workers Day. Thousands took to the streets in Houston, Los...
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At Haymarket, workers demand EFCA and immigrant rights
May 5, 2009CHICAGO – As the skies began clearing here May 1, several hundred enthusiastic labor activists gathered for the annual celebration at the Haymarket Monument to honor the Haymarket martyrs and step up the fight for workers...
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What will fix economy? Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
May 5, 2009WARREN, Ohio -- Approximately 2,000 steel, auto, electrical, public and other workers and their families from throughout the Mahoning Valley rallied here May 2 to demand protection from the growing economic crisis. Angry at massive downsizing...
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