National
Young Communists offer hope for rising generation
March 25, 2006If you are a young person under the age of 30 you probably know more about the elimination and under-funding of social services and programs for youth than your parents’ generation ever did. Vocational education, which...
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Gary meeting discusses economic agenda for Blacks
March 24, 2006GARY, Ind. — An array of African American business, political, civic, labor and economic leaders met at Westside High School here March 9-12 for the National Black People’s Unity Convention to discuss a long-term economic empowerment...
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New Orleans spurns voting rights, NAACP charges
March 24, 2006The New Orleans primary election set for April 22 violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act, NAACP President and CEO Bruce Gordon has charged. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has assailed the Justice...
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Senators pass Bush steal from poor budget
March 24, 2006WASHINGTON — The Senate rushed through a measure March 16 to increase the nation’s debt ceiling to just under $9 trillion, approved a $2.8 trillion 2007 fiscal year budget resolution and went home to try to...
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Immigrant rights actions impact Senate debate
March 24, 2006Months of growing grassroots pressure for immigrants’ rights and against proposed harsh repressive measures are beginning to open new avenues of struggle for a fair and humane approach to immigration reform.
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