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April 23, 2024
MidFirst Bank’s 1st Century Division Donates $250,000 to Saint John’s Health Center
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Tequila Don Julio Brings Modern Mexican Culture to a National Stage with 'A Summer of Mexicana'
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A Fairer Future for Every Generation of Indigenous Peoples
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Sibelco to enter North American glass recycling industry with acquisition of Strategic Materials, Inc.
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Journey to RE/BiRTH: How Re/CASETiFY™ Has Given New Life to 84 Tons of Old Phone Cases
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Anzu Partners Promotes Three Business Services Team Members to Principal
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GoFundMe Expands to Mexico
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STOWE'S LUXURY SLOPESIDE COMMUNITY, SPRUCE PEAK, ANNOUNCES OVER $80 MILLION IN CLOSINGS FOR THE NEW TREEHOUSE RESIDENCES
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Inszone Insurance Services Broadens Niche Expertise with Strategic Acquisition of Van Oppen & Co. 2
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BASIS Charter Schools: #1 Once Again!
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EPA Awards Funding to Partners ASES and CGC to Deploy Solar in Tribal Lands in North and South Dakota
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Earthquakes Announce Udemy as Official Learning and Skills Partner and Official Training Jersey Partner
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IGN Opens Ticket Sales and Confirms First Wave of Partners For First-Ever IGN Live
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Multi-talented Emmy® Award-Winning Host & Actress Tamera Mowry-Housley Set to Receive Trailblazer Award at A Pink Pump A
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Performance Food Group and Industry-Leading Partners Unveil Sustainable Distribution Center of the Future
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American College of Lifestyle Medicine supports proposed law requiring protections for children from ultra-processed, sugar-swee
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FirstEnergy Set to Plant More Than 25,000 Trees in 2024
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Every Day is Earth Day at Publix
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CJF names Landsberg Award finalists
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CY VANCE ANNOUNCES IMMIGRANT PROTECTION PLAN
July 27, 2009
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CIVIL RIGHTS MUST BE A PRIORITY IN PROPOSED CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY
July 15, 2009
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Lisa P. Jackson Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Testifies on Getting America Running on Clean Energy
July 07, 2009
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Clarence Thomas: Blacks Don't Need Voting Protections
June 24, 2009
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Immigration Law Denies Equal Protection For Same-Sex Life Partners
June 03, 2009
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Gay Couples View Marriage as Legal Protection, Not Commitment Symbol, Study Shows
June 01, 2009
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Landrieu, Snowe Push for Increased Credit Card Protections for Small Firms
May 15, 2009
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N.H. Governor Lynch Says He Will Sign Bill Permitting Same-Sex Couples to Marry if Legislature Clarifies Religious Protections
May 15, 2009
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NLIHC Applauds Passage of Crucial Renter Protection, Homeless Amendments in Senate Housing Bill
May 07, 2009
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Vaccine Records of Internationally Adopted Children May Not Reflect Protection Against Disease
May 06, 2009
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COALITION URGES SWIFT HOUSE PASSAGE OF BILL TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION FROM HATE CRIMES
April 24, 2009
A wide coalition of national organizations has called for the passage of the LLEHCPA legislation which enhances federal involvement against hate crimes where necessary and authorizes the prosecution of hate crimes based on sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability, in addition to race, color, religion, or national origin. ...
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Minority protections should be done with care, common sense
April 14, 2009
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Obama Administration to eliminate protections for health care workers
April 09, 2009
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Violence Against Asians Grips Harlem
November 27, 2020
New York – Rocked by eight violent muggings in recent days of Asian residents of New York’s predominately Spanish Harlem, calls for better police protection are being sounded. Witnesses report a single male has been seen following Asian people entering local housing projects, board elevators where the attacks take place. After brutally beating the victims, mostly women, the thug then robs them. ...
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CA Gov Vetoes Bill Prohibiting "English Only"
September 08, 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 111, a language rights bill authored by San Francisco Congressman Leland Yee. According to Yee's office, SB 111 was landmark legislation that would have prohibited businesses from denying service to a patron because of the language he or she speaks. ...
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Peer Pressure Puts Black Girls At Higher HIV Risk
September 07, 2011
In a recent study involving 64 African American adolescent girls ages 14 to 17, researchers found that up to 59% of the study’s subjects experienced sexual abuse that included threats, verbal coercion, condom coercion and physical violence. Of the 64 interviewed, unwanted sex made up 30% and 9% respectively of the abuse cases. ...
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Rally Tonight Against Alabama Immigration Law
September 01, 2011
Opponents of Alabama's law on illegal immigration are holding a rally tonight in Birmingham. The demonstration was originally timed to coincide with the law taking effect Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily blocked the law from going into effect, saying she needed more time to consider lawsuits filed by critics who believe the law is unconstitutional. ...
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Justice Dept. Finds Florida Inmates Abused
August 30, 2011
A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Miami-Dade County jail system has found inmates are routinely abused, refused mental and physical medical care and are constantly at risk for disease. The report details the deplorable conditions within the county’s Corrections and Rehabilitation Department and claims employees ...
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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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Watchdog Group Questions First Lady's Africa Trip
August 26, 2011
The government watchdog group, Judicial Watch, has filed a lawsuit against the US Air Force to obtain records of a trip made by First Lady Michelle Obama to Southern Africa in June. The group is questioning whether the trip, which included a meeting with Nelson Mandela and an African Safari, was necessary. According the U.S. Postal Service records, Judicial Watch’s FOIA request was received by the Air Force ...
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EPA Settles Civil Rights Complaint Over Pesticide Spraying
August 26, 2011
The Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a case against a California pesticide regulator that the agency found discriminated against Latino schoolchildren when they annually approved a powerful pesticide used near their schools. The complaint alleged that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's ...
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U.S. To Begin Case-By-Case Review On Deportation
August 19, 2011
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded Thursday to the April 13 letter by 22 Democratic Senators that asked the President to use his executive authority to grant relief from deportation and deferred action to DREAM Act eligible youth. In the letter, DHS announced that it will provide field guidance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) ...
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ACLU Wants Info On Boston Police Surveillance‎
August 19, 2011
Civil rights groups want to know more about the Boston Police Department's surveillance of political activists and protests and what it does with the collected information. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the National Lawyers Guild of Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit on behalf of eight Boston-area political groups and four individual activists. The groups want the department to disclose information ...
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Native American Fair Commerce Coalition Names Strategic Advisor
August 19, 2011
The Native American Fair Commerce Coalition (NAFCC) has retained Barry W. Brandon as Strategic Advisor. Brandon, a respected attorney and advocate for the Native American community nationwide, will represent the NAFCC in Washington DC in support of the organization's campaigns to promote tribal economic development and sovereignty rights. Brandon is the Founder and President of Hvmken ...
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NAACP Says "No" To More Trash at Dallas Landfill
August 17, 2011
No in my backyard. The city of Dallas wants to add trash to the McCommas landfill in southern Dallas. The NAACP says no. They are joining the fight to stop the city from putting even more North Texas trash into the landfill. Currently, garbage from ...
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Black Is Beautiful, But Is It Unhealthy?
August 18, 2011
Melanin protects darker skin from premature aging and UV rays, but its protection increases the risk of other diseases, according to research presented this month. The body naturally produces vitamin D - a nutrient known for keeping bones strong - when skin is directly exposed to UV rays from the sun. However, since melanin blocks those UV rays, it also inhibits vitamin D production in the body, says Dr. Valerie D. Callender, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Howard University. ...
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Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards
August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ...
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Travel Warning For Haiti
August 09, 2011
The Department of State strongly urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully all travel to Haiti. Travel fully supported by organizations with solid infrastructure, evacuation options, and medical support systems in place is recommended and preferable to travel in country without such support. U.S. citizens traveling to Haiti ...
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North American Indians Suffer Disproportionate Climate Impacts
August 08, 2011
North American Indian tribes, who have lived close to the land for generations, are disproportionately affected by climate change, according to a study released by the National Wildlife Federation. There have been eight weather and climate disasters in the first half of 2011. ...
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Conference Focuses On Minorities In Foster Care
August 05, 2011
Child welfare advocates and experts gathered at Brown University for a forum focusing on racial disparities in the country's foster care and juvenile justice systems. The focus of the conference was why minority children are more likely to removed from their homes by child welfare officials than white children. ...
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Policy Change Aims To Lessen Health Care Disparities
August 04, 2011
To help address serious racial and economic disparities in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the United States, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the potential to reduce these disparities. ASCO’s statement makes recommendations to ensure that such provisions ...
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