Stop The Madness That Caused Mad Deer Disease

By Carla Bennett

When I was growing up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, my family took drives at twilight to look for deer. We found them breathtakingly beautiful and wondered how anyone could shoot them.

Now, decades later, Wisconsin wildlife officials are calling on hunters, landowners and sharpshooters to kill deer en masse in

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Progress At Glacial Speed Equals Tokenism

By: Lee A. Daniels

Director of Publications

National Urban League [Guest columnist]

It was, as has been famously said, a moment that was like déjà vu all over again.

The story on the front page of a recent New York Times, headlined “Colleges Find Diversity Is Not Just Numbers,” struck me like

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Gunnison's and White-tailed Prairie Dogs in Trouble Says National Wildlife Federation Report

Due to nearly a century of mismanagement and persecution, as well as ongoing exposure to sylvatic plague to which they have little or no immunity, both the Gunnison's and white-tailed prairie dog are seriously depleted throughout their range, according to a report released on November 13th by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Environmental

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World AIDS Day: Confronted By The Choice Of Ignorance vs. Education

By Elizabeth Birch, HRC Executive Director

World AIDS Day is a time to observe new scientific breakthroughs, examine the current state of the crisis and remember loved ones who have fallen victim to the disease. This somber day takes on new significance in light of the recent elections that have caused great uncertainty about

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Confessions Of A Convicted Christmas Basher

I confess. I am guilty of the worst kind of selfishness. I have said once upon a time that I hated Christmas and wished it would go away and never return.

I have ridiculed the so-called"season of peace"and labeled it a modern day charade perpetrated upon those who don't know any better. It's the

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HRC Asks For Clarification On Sen. Santorum's Call To Allow Discrimination

Welfare Reform Bill Would 'Override' State Laws and Gay Civil Rights

On November 25th, The Human Rights Campaign expressed deep concern over comments made by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., in the Washington Post. Santorum is quoted as saying that he supports a provision that would allow faith-based groups that receive federal funding for community

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Gays Comprise 5 Percent Of Electorate In 2002, New Poll Finds

The gay, lesbian and bisexual community made up 5 percent of the electorate during the 2002 midterm elections, according to a poll released last month by the Human Rights Campaign. HRC contracted with Zogby International to conduct the poll after it learned that the Voter News Service would not be identifying gay and lesbian

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America’s New Threat: Widening Economic Inequality

By: Hugh B. Price

President

National Urban League

In recent days a spate of newspaper headlines have sketched the boundaries of a development on the American scene that is becoming more and more ominous.

Those headlines declared: "Factory Orders Tumble, Layoffs Surge,""Job Losses Continued in October,""Jobless Rate Rises to 5.7% in New Signs

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Tancredo Letter Attacking Big Brothers Policy Plays On Longstanding Prejudice

On November 20th, The Human Rights Campaign condemned a congressional sign-on letter to President Bush that was spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Tancredo, R-Colo. The letter attacks a policy enacted over the summer by the Big Brothers and Sisters of America (BBBSA) prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. BBBSA has had a non-discrimination policy that

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Time To Pass The Baton

By: Hugh B. Price

President

National Urban League

As many of this column's readers may know by now, I've just announced I'm stepping down as president of the National Urban League next April—and I've been amused to see that some apparently have wondered whether my decision is a sign of a “crisis” in the

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