Millions of baby chicks are shipped as common mail across the country every year, and many of them die en[…]
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Seriously Investing in Preventing AIDS
By: Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive National Urban League Currently, the world’s nations contribute more than $5 billion[…]
Read moreGorton's in Hot Water Over Whales
The Gorton's fisherman is hiding an ugly family secret under his yellow rain slicker: that thousands of internationally protected whales[…]
Read moreNAACP and NitroMed Announce Partnership to Narrow Disparities in Cardiovascular Healthcare
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and NitroMed, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTMD) today announced a strategic alliance to[…]
Read moreU.S. Proposes Dousing Wilderness Areas With Herbicides
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed to apply massive amounts of herbicides to public lands in 17 Western[…]
Read moreNAACP Condemns the Decision to Execute Stanley Williams
Bruce S. Gordon, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) said today, "Governor Schwarzenegger made[…]
Read moreMad Cow Japan
In mid December, the Japanese government partially lifted a ban on U.S. beef, despite a pledge by Japanese consumers to[…]
Read moreNAACP Celebrates the Life of Comedian Trailblazer Richard Pryor
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrates the life of Richard Pryor who died December 12th[…]
Read moreGovernment Study Says Spongebob Squarepants Is Naughty
A new U.S. government report attacks Hollywood for allowing advertising companies to use popular cartoon and TV characters to sell[…]
Read moreAfrican American Leaders Meet with President Bush to Discuss Critical Issues Facing the Nation
A group of nine African American leaders met with President George W. Bush at the White House on December 7th[…]
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