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NAACP confronts new Jim Crow racism
July 26, 2011Vote suppression and denying ex-felons the right to vote are the new Jim Crow laws of the 21st century, says NAACP leader.
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Panel pushes end to secrecy on women’s pay
June 21, 2011Rampant secrecy about pay, often written into employers' rules and "employee handbooks," helps fuel pay discrimination against women on the job, a panel of equal pay advocates says.
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People’s World hosts awards banquet in New York
June 2, 2011Local People's World readers and contributors held their annual Better World Awards banquet May 29, focusing on the fight for quality public education.
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Expand broadband for minority communities, advocates say
April 28, 2011Labor and civil rights groups are recommending the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) do more to expand high speed Internet and broadband services for low-income and minority communities.
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“We are not going to be put against each other any more”
April 6, 2011The spirit of solidarity and raised sights for working-class people filled the air as people from all neighborhoods in New Haven marched on March 30th.
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