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March 29, 2024
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Fosun Management on 2023 Annual Results: Focusing on Core Industries with Established Advantages
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Parkland Corporation Announces the Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Coachella Concerned That People Have Sex, Says AHF
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Sypher Secures Strategic Partnership with FAIA to Fuel Growth
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Amerex Group Unveils Red Carter Swimwear's Revitalized Collection
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Anaergia Announces Delay in the Filing of Its Audited Financial Statements and Related Disclosures
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National University Receives 2024 Military Friendly® Gold Designation
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Anaergia Announces Escrow Closing of Second Tranche of the Strategic Investment
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Equalpride Partners with TransLash Media for Trans Day of Visibility, Amplifying Voices of Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
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Empire State Realty Trust Receives WELL Health-Safety Leadership Award; Becomes Among the First Commercial Office and Multifamil
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VIRGIN HOTELS CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVE TRAVEL FOR NEURODIVERSE TRAVELERS
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Jamieson Wellness Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Impact Report
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Syngenta Group reports $32.2 billion sales and $4.6 billion EBITDA in 2023
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YMCA of the USA Partners With Old Spice To Increase High School Graduation Among Boys And Young Men Of Color Through Mentorship
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e.l.f. Cosmetics Debuts TikTok Shop Super Brand Day
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Chosgo K23: One of the Best Bluetooth Hearing Aids for Seniors
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Re:wild and Colossal Biosciences team up to leverage revolutionary technology to save critically endangered species on the brink
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Midea Group releases its first-ever ESG brand story with an unexpected VIP visit highlighting its commitment to sustainability.
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Make-A-Wish and celebrity wish granters announce goal to recruit 1 million people to become "WishMakers"
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Federal Monitor Rejects Westchester 'Plan' For Compliance With Desegregation Order
February 11, 2010
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HUD Announces Standards For State Compliance With Safe Act
December 15, 2009
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Feds OK Texas Metro's civil rights compliance
September 30, 2009
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ACORN Requests Congressional Oversight Panel Hearing on TARP Recipients' Compliance with Obama Foreclosure Plan
April 13, 2009
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Demos Applauds Schumer Letter Urging DOJ to Sue States for Federal Voter Registration Law Non-Compliance
April 08, 2009
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Report Touts HUD Progress On Discrimination
August 30, 2011
A report released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that the agency is resolving individual housing discrimination complaints faster, increasing its focus on complaints that affect multiple people, and launching more investigations using its authority to initiate cases on behalf of discrimination victims where no one has filed a complaint. HUD’s Annual State of Fair Housing Report also illustrates how the agency is helping municipalities and state and local agencies receiving HUD funding to comply with civil rights requirements ...
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VOTING RIGHTS HEATING UP
August 25, 2011
Citing evidence that the State of Michigan is failing to provide low-income residents with a legally-mandated opportunity to register to vote, attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), and the NAACP sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson ...
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Feds Launch Bias Probe Into LA Sheriff's Dept.
August 19, 2011
The Justice Department today announced it has opened a civil investigation into allegations of discriminatory policing by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) members based in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, Calif. Deputies have been accused of discriminating against mostly minority residents of government-subsidized housing. The Justice Department will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations ...
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GOOD NEW$ FOR MINORITY DWELLERS
August 05, 2011
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB) will announce a historic engagement between the National Association of Real Estate Brokers and Wall Street investors, to launch an $800 Million HomeownerÂfs Assurance Program (HAP) to address the devastating effects of the mortgage crisis on minority families and their communities. The announcement will be made Sunday, following the first NAREB State of Housing ...
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Manufacturing Giant Settles Bias Suit
August 03, 2011
A business unit of aluminum maker Alcoa has settled a discrimination case with the U.S. Department of Labor for $540,000, the government said. Alcoa Mill Products Inc. will pay $484,656.19 in back wages to 37 Hispanics and African-Americans as well as $35,516.88 to two women who all were rejected for job positions ...
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THE NAACP HEADS TO LOS ANGELES
July 21, 2011
With the theme of "Affirming America's Promise," the NAACP-- the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization--- opens it 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. The four-day gathering is expected to generate an economic impact of $11.4 million citywide, with a total of nearly 13,000 hotel rooms expected to be booked for the occasion. ...
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Victory In AZ Desegregation Case
July 20, 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed a district court decision that terminated court jurisdiction over school desegregation policies in Tucson. In Fisher/Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District, MALDEF, along with co-counsel from law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, served as attorneys for the Mendoza plaintiffs. In its ruling, the appellate court panel cited the district court’s finding that the school district did not ...
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Civil Rights Groups Back Obama's Choice Of Consumer Bureau Head
July 19, 2011
The appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray by President Obama to be the first director of the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being applauded by civil rights leaders and groups alike. Nancy Zirkin, executive vice president of The Leadership Conference on Civil ...
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White Cops Walk While Black Cop Held
July 14, 2011
The Black Law Enforcement Association of Washington is criticizing prosecutors for filing an assault charge against an black Seattle police officer involved in an off-duty brawl while not charging two white Seattle officers who stomped on a prone Latino suspect in another incident. The decision by the City Attorney's ...
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Latino Groups Call For Day Of Protest In GA
July 01, 2011
A Hispanic advocacy group has called on Latinos in Georgia to not "work, buy, sell or spend" today in protest of the new immigration law which is effective today. The protest is being hailed as a "Day of Non-Compliance" by the organizer, the Georgia Latino ...
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Audit Finds That Tucson's Ethnic Studies Program Is Legal
June 23, 2011
In the battle over Tucson’s ethnic studies program, which has been effectively outlawed when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed HB 2281 into law last year, opponents of the program have been able to more or less hide their political agenda behind vague worries about the district’s Mexican American studies program. Not so now, say supporters of the ethnic studies program after an independent audit found that the programs are perfectly legal. ...
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Another Black Congressman Under Fire
June 22, 2011
A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that black congressman Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted by the Office of Congressional Ethics, the House's independent ethics investigative arm, and it is at a preliminary stage. ...
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Battle Brewing Over New Fla. Voter-Registration Law
June 08, 2011
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), reacting to outrage voiced by her constituents, this week asked the Department of Justice to block the new law. ...
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Pharmaceutical Giant Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
June 08, 2011
The action resolves a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2010 alleging that the company discriminated against female sales specialists. ...
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Tough AZ Sheriff Now Dealing With Feds
June 03, 2011
Sheriff Joe and his department, after much resistance, entered into a legal settlement to fully cooperate with the Justice Department. ...
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Notre Dame Partners To Boost Minorities In The Boardroom
June 01, 2011
Chicago United seeks to assure that African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American executives are well-prepared for directorships. ...
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NYC Program To Expand Minority And Women-Owned Businesses
May 25, 2011
“This mentorship program will provide classroom and one-on-one training and technical assistance to work-ready, but still-emerging M/WBEs,†said Speaker Quinn. ...
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Feds Open Bias Probe Of Newark PD
May 09, 2011
Allegations of excessive force, discriminatory policing, whether detainees confined to holding cells are subjected to unreasonable risk of harm are being investigated. ...
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Justice Department Moves Against Miss. School District In Desegregation Case
May 03, 2011
The DOJ says the federal court overseeing a desegregation case dating to the late '60s has not done the job of enforcing the district's compliance. Justice Dept. Issues Warning ...
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Transportation Equity Creates Jobs, Expands Access
April 21, 2011
Henderson said that investing in transportation policies and construction creates jobs and expands economic opportunity for low-income and underrepresented workers. ...
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Rights Groups Sue Louisiana Over Voting Rights Violations
April 20, 2011
The suit alleges that Louisiana is disenfranchising minority and low-income voters by failing to offer them the opportunity to register to vote. ...
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Feds Settle Case Involving Harassment Of Somali Students
April 14, 2011
The complaint alleged severe and persistent harassment of Somali-American students, culminating in an incident in November 2009. ...
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Vitamin D May Help Reduce Heart Risk For Blacks
April 11, 2011
African-Americans as a group have multiple risk factors for CVD. They are more likely than people of other races to develop type 2 diabetes, a known contributor to CVD. ...
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U.S. Organizations Receive Diversity Council Honors
April 06, 2011
In its third year, the Diversity Council Honors Award honors the outstanding contributions and achievements of diversity council groups. ...
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Civil Action Challenges Legitimacy Of Southern State Representatives
April 04, 2011
"In particular, they engaged in de-facto disenfranchisement of those electors based on the votes of the states' African-American citizens." ...
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