On Tuesday (07/31) the U.S. Senate also took steps to halt inhumane practices in the nation’s slaughterhouses by unanimously passing[…]
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Help Stop Oregon’s Cougar Killing “Study.”
The State of Oregon is proceeding with a plan to conduct a study that would kill up to 32 mountain[…]
Read moreEducation-The Surest Route to the Economic Mainstream
There was plenty of discussion at the National Urban League’s just-concluded annual conference in the nation’s capitol. We had such[…]
Read moreThe Durban Conference: Will America be Missing in Action?
As the World Conference against racism, xenophobia, and related intolerance, scheduled to convene August 31 to September 7 in Durban,[…]
Read moreAmerica’s Challenge: Reclaiming Souls on Ice
There’s a bomb waiting to go off beneath American society, a bomb set by the mindless get-tough-on-crime rhetoric and laws[…]
Read moreNAACP Television Report Shows Diversity Remains Unfulfilled Goal
On August 15th, Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) said that[…]
Read moreCage Birds: There is No Such Animal
By Kathy Guillermo If you stayed at certain hotels this summer, particularly in Hawaii and Florida, you may have seen[…]
Read moreSenators Call For Administration To Lead On Climate Change
On August 1st the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed an amendment that sets forth key principles to guide the[…]
Read moreHRC Urges FBI To Assist In The Investigation And Prosecution Of Colorado Hate Crime
The Human Rights Campaign in a letter on August 10th urged the FBI to open an investigation into the murder[…]
Read moreDown On Main Street, Up On The Hill Nine Out Of Ten Experts Agree: Greed Kills
The story of the greedy pharmacist in Missouri cutting the strength of cancer fighting drugs to fatten his profit margin[…]
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