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NASA Postdoctoral Program seeks early career and senior scientists for prestigious fellowships at its locations across the U.S.
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New Memorandum of Understanding Leads to More Support for Communities to Manage Their Own Lands
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VerticalScope Partners with The Trade Desk to Integrate OpenPass and OpenPath
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National Association of Black County Officials President, Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee, Extends Warm Welcome to Fulton
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CJF Black Journalism Fellows Announced
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The New Terminal One at JFK Celebrates Historic MWBE Participation During National Small Business Week
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The Charismatic Episcopal Church of North America to hold their National Convocation in Orlando
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Behind the Curtain of the Grad Crisis-Line: 877-GRAD-HLP
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Fisk University Announces Deborah Roberts and Al Roker as Co-Speakers for Historic 150th Commencement Ceremony
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Net Earnings of $194 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $459 Million
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Emergency Departments Frequently Miss Signs of Epilepsy in Children
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In Honor of Military Appreciation Month: A Veteran's Journey of Purpose and Leadership - Transitioning from Military Service to
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Mrs. Laura Diez Barroso and Mr. Carlos Laviada Receive the Prestigious Jeffrey Davidow Good Neighbor Award
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Minority hotel owners cite controversial business study in opposing labor bill
April 08, 2009
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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, REUBEN ARMSTRONG, RELEASES MOST CONTROVERSIAL BOOK TO DATE, CROOKS IN THE PULPIT
March 19, 2009
National talk show host and Essence Magazine's #1 best-selling author, Reuben Armstrong, releases book on megapastors and megachurches. ...
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GOVERNMENT WITHHOLDING INFO ON CONTROVERSIAL BORDER WALL WITH MEXICO
March 12, 2009
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Alabama Immigration Law
August 30, 2011
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked a controversial immigration law that was set to go into effect Thursday in the southern U.S. state of Alabama. The law would allow Alabama police to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally when that person is stopped for any other reason. It would also make it a crime to knowingly ...
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CHEROKEES EXPEL SLAVE KIN
August 24, 2011
In a controversial decision, the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court has ruled to expel from membership thousands of descendants of black slaves who were brought to Oklahoma more than 170 years ago by Native American owners. The nation's second-largest Indian tribe voted after the Civil War to admit the slave descendants to the tribe. ...
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ICE Docs Show Govt Deception
August 18, 2011
In the wake of protests and civil disobedience in Chicago yesterday and across the country criticizing the Obama administration’s Secure Communities program, immigrant advocates called on the government to turn over remaining documents about the program sought in a Freedom of Information lawsuit and to halt the controversial program. A batch of unredacted documents released by court order this week, ...
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Illinois Police Question Traffic-Stop Study
August 11, 2011
The 2010 results for a traffic stop study were just released by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The study is supposed to determine whether minority drivers were being stopped and ticketed more often than white drivers in Illinois. Since 2004, every officer who makes a traffic stop is required to fill out a separate form indicating the driver’s race, the reason for the stop, whether the driver was given a ticket or warning and whether the car was searched. Each department compiles the annual statistics and reports them to the state. ...
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FEDS THROW IMMIGRATION A CURVE
August 08, 2011
In a surprise move, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it would rescind all 39 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with states to implement “Secure Communities†(S-Comm.) The letter from the Obama administration voided agreements they had signed with states to authorize the state's participation in the program in the belief that state participation was not voluntary anyway. ...
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16 Nations Ask To Federal Court To Join Immigration Lawsuit
August 05, 2011
Mexico and 15 Central American and South American countries have asked a federal court to consider their briefs in support of lawsuits seeking to overturn Alabama's new immigration law. According to Mexico's brief the law, which is slated to go into effect Sept. 1, undermines U.S.-Mexico relations. "Mexico seeks to ensure that its citizens present in the U.S. are accorded the human and civil rights granted under the U.S. Constitution," the brief states. Mexico goes on to ask that the federal court declare Alabama's law unconstitutional and prevent it from going into effect. ...
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In Arizona Aftermath, States Steer Clear Of Immigration Fight
August 02, 2011
A year after SB 1070 took effect, states nationwide are turning away from similar bills, fearing the financial and political fallout seen in Arizona and the consequences that anti-immigrant legislation could have in their own backyards, according to a New America Media report. “Arizona was a wake up call for other states,†said Elena Lacayo, field coordinator with the Immigration Policy Project at the National Council ...
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Illinois Gov Signs Immigrant Education Law
August 01, 2011
Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed legislation giving undocumented immigrant students access to educational benefits today. This makes Illinois the second state in less than a week to pass legislation aimed at bolstering education for undocumented immigrants. The "Dream Act" will establish a private fund, administered ...
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Lawsuit To Block Alabama Immigration Law
July 22, 2011
The Southern Poverty Law Center and a coalition of other civil rights groups filed a motion today asking a federal judge to block Alabama’s anti-immigrant law from taking effect Sept. 1. The motion for preliminary injunction, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, follows a federal lawsuit the groups filed earlier this month that charged the law is unconstitutional on multiple grounds. ...
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Hispanic GOPs Call For Herman Cain To End White House Bid
July 12, 2011
As the 2010 census and redistricting battles taking place around the country have shown, the U.S. Hispanic population has surged in the past 10 years, making it a critical political constituency for anyone running for president. But GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain may be a nonstarter with this key ...
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All-Star Chain Gang Cancelled
July 12, 2011
Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has called off his plan to have jail chain gangs pick up trash outside Major League Baseball's All-Star Game Tuesday night. Arpaio said he decided not to go ahead with his plan and instead let the kids enjoy the event and the fans focus on America's favorite pastime. The sheriff had planned to have three chain gangs decked out in striped jail garb posted around Chase Field during the game. ...
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BLACK CHAMBER BLASTS JOBS PLAN
July 08, 2011
National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) President Harry Alford testified Friday at a joint committee hearing on "The Gainful Employment Regulation: Limiting Job Growth and Student Choice." Alford voiced his opposition to the controversial ‘Gainful Employment’ rule which was formally introduced on June 2. ...
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Groups Allege Ulterior Motive Of Immigration Program
July 06, 2011
Immigration rights groups allege documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation show that the controversial Secure Communities deportation program (S-Comm), designed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target people for deportation, is also a key component of a little-known FBI project to accumulate a massive store of personal biometric information ...
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Are Blacks Afraid Of Science?
July 05, 2011
Over the years, Neil deGrasse Tyson has become perhaps the most recognized scientist in the country. As the host of PBS’ NOVA scienceNOW, and a regular guest on such popular shows as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Colbert Report and Jeopardy! the astrophysicist continues to bring his own brand ...
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ICE Immigration Program Under Fire
June 20, 2011
ICE director John Morton has announced changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals. ...
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Challenge Filed Against GA's "Show Me Your Papers" Law
June 02, 2011
“Georgia's law is fundamentally un-American: we are not a 'show me your papers' country nor one that believes in making certain people ‘untouchables.’ ...
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Rights Groups Speak Out Against GA Immigration Bill
May 18, 2011
State Governor Nathan Deal signed the Arizona-style bill into law last Friday. A number of local employers say the bill will have a negative impact on their businesses. ...
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Congressman: Ethnic Museums On National Mall Are Un-American
May 13, 2011
“The Museum of American History is where all the white folks are going to go, and the American Indian Museum is where Indians are going to feel at home." ...
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AZ's Immigration Bill Could Face Long Road To Supreme Court
May 13, 2011
“It’s highly unlikely that the Supreme Court would take the case at this point,†said MALDEF president, Thomas A. Saenz. ...
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CA GOP Member Censured Over Obama Chimp "Joke"
May 06, 2011
Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County GOP's governing Central Committee, was censured by the county's executive committee. ...
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Corruption Probes Beleaguer Arizona's "Toughest" Sheriff
May 06, 2011
Auditors find improper spending on immigrant roundups and investigations of the Maricopa County sheriff's political foes. ...
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Black Chamber: Stop The Secrecy On Gainful Employment Rule
May 05, 2011
"Rather than looking at the real consequences this rule will have on minority students the department is bulldozing it through." ...
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Fla. Senate Takes Unexpected Vote On Immigration Reform
May 04, 2011
The measure looked dead late Tuesday after senators shot down an amendment that would have made the bill tougher. ...
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Utah Sued Over Anti-immigrant Law
May 04, 2011
The law includes a provision allowing people who are not carrying ID to give information to police that can be checked. ...
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Lawsuit: Racist Letters Spurred AZ Sheriff To Step Up Immigration Raids
May 03, 2011
Racially charged letters sent to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio by his constituents—were submitted as evidence in a three-year-old racial-profiling lawsuit. ...
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Potent Alcoholic Drinks Look Like Soda, Target Minorities
April 27, 2011
"It clearly looks like soda pop. Also the use of Snoop Dogg, a hugely successful hip-hop artist and music industry mogul, tells me where they're going." ...
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Immigration Laws A Complex Issue For Lawmakers
April 21, 2011
State lawmakers said they're forced to take on immigration because the federal government won't do its part. ...
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Latino Museum Plan Faces Opposition
April 21, 2011
A federal commission has spent two years asking Latinos what they would want in such a museum, and next month the commission will report its findings to Congress. ...
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