On September 20th, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced that it has partnered with top[…]
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Schwarzenegger Veto Puts Politics Over People
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement about California Governor Schwarzenegger's veto of legislation extending equal marriage[…]
Read moreCoalition of African American Leaders Call for a Proactive and Inclusive Agenda to Address Problems Caused By Katrina
On September 16th, a coalition of African American leaders, including Bruce S. Gordon, President & CEO, National Association for the[…]
Read moreRoberts Confirmation Makes The Next Nominee Critical To Preserving Court Balance
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement about the need for a balanced Supreme Court as the[…]
Read moreThe Lizard, A Symbol Of Hope
Have you ever thought about the millions of hopelessly impoverished peoples of the world? Of course you have. And have[…]
Read moreVatican Scapegoats Gays and Leaves Criminals Unaccountable
The Human Rights Campaign derided a new instruction to Catholic seminaries to look for "evidence of homosexuality" in seminarians and[…]
Read moreAre Animal Rights Activists Racist?
By Alka Chandna, Ph.D. In the weeks since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched its Animal Liberation Project[…]
Read moreAmendment to Head Start Bill Allows Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
On september 22nd, long-established civil rights protections faced another attack in the House of Representatives with the passage of an[…]
Read moreYour Favorite Drug Dealers Share Their Secrets
Over the last decade, the doctor-patient relationship roles have changed dramatically in the U.S. Traditionally, a patient would visit a[…]
Read moreRacial Profiling: For the People Who Don’t Look Like Us
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League Many of us, still reeling physically and psychologically from the back-to-back battering[…]
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