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Anguished families search historic Black cemetery for graves of relatives
July 11, 2009The message on the website is terse: “If you have family or a loved one buried at Burr Oak Cemetery, please email your information or call our designated hotline. All inquiries regarding the Burr Oak Cemetery...
Read moreNew report finds racial profiling pervasive
July 11, 2009Original source: A new report jointly authored by the Rights Working Group and the American Civil Liberties Union found that racial profiling by law enforcement agencies still persists on our nation's roadways, in airports, and near...
Read moreSwine flu shows need for health reform, says Sebelius
July 11, 2009While the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated this week that as many as 1 million Americans may have contracted the H1N1 virus, it doesn't seem to be any more dangerous than the seasonal flu, Health...
Read moreHe taketh from the mine owners and he giveth to the miners
July 11, 2009For the eight long years of the Bush administration the government’s Mine, Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was run by representatives of the people who own the mines. On a full time basis a man named...
Read moreWhite House meets with Congress on immigration reform
July 11, 2009After two postponements, President Barack Obama recently carried out a key meeting with Democratic and Republican members of Congress at the White House There was guarded optimism from the immigrants’ rights movement in response to the...
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