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Once again we approach the hectic end of yet another year, with all the hustle and bustle of wellness wishing and good cheer. ‘Tis the season that brings out the very best in us and perhaps the worst. It is a time when the gentle touch of Angels is most needed and apparent. I Read More… Greetings Friends & Angels One & All! On November 14th The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) commended Beta Theta Pi for “suspending and disbanding” its Auburn University chapter for two years after fraternity members dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes and blackface at a fraternity Halloween party.
Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President and CEO, Read More… NAACP Commends Suspension Of Auburn Fraternity Involved In Racial Incident On Campus We’ve mourned our dead. We’ve passed through denial and anger (well, SOME of us have) and moved on to various degrees of acceptance. Now, before the holidays take up all our attention, it’s time to ask some hard questions about circumstances leading up to and beyond the eleventh of September. There exists far too Read More… No Holiday from Hard Questions Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said swift moves by the president of Auburn University and the Board of Trustees to deal with displays of student racism should be a lesson for other universities recently hit with racist student behavior.
Read More… Auburn University Sets Example By Swift Action In The Face Of Racist Student Behavior The Human Rights Campaign called the poll, released by the Kaiser Family Foundation on November 13th, showing increased acceptance of gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans encouraging, but expressed concern that even in this improved environment discrimination and violence remain persistent problems. The data also shows that the American people strongly support federal legislation to Calling it the appropriate decision, Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President & CEO, said the NAACP is satisfied that the U.S. Supreme Court today opted not to rule on a major affirmative action case involving federal contracts set aside for minority businesses.
Mfume said: “The Supreme Court made the right choice in Read More… NAACP Satisfied As Supreme Court Abandons Ruling On Affirmative Action The Human Rights Campaign expressed great disappointment in the Salvation Army for rescinding a decision to extend health benefits to the domestic partners of its employees in a regional division. The turnabout came as a result of a pressure campaign by anti-gay organizations, that forced the group to backtrack on a forward-thinking policy that Environmental Defense today praised the leadership shown by Japan, Russia, and the European Union (EU) in finalizing rules at negotiations in Morocco to implement the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. Today’s action by more than 170 countries paves the way for ratification by individual nations, which could put the Protocol into effect as early Read More… Environmental Defense Praises Climate Protection Agreement Reports from Capitol Hill indicate that in the past few weeks, the puppy mill industry has mobilized its forces to defeat S. 1478, the Puppy Protection Act. They are spreading false information about the legislation. We must counteract the opposition’s flood of letters and phone calls to Senate offices, and offer expressions of SUPPORT Read More… Urgent Action Needed On Puppy Mill Bill The Clean Car Campaign has joined forces with automotive dealerships, state and city officials, and environmental organizations across the nation today to kick off a “Switch-the-Switch” event to help protect the public and the environment from toxic mercury. Participating automotive dealerships will replace convenience lighting mercury switches with mercury-free alternatives in customer vehicles for |
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