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By Kathy Guillermo and Paula Moore Just before the much anticipated film "Seabiscuit" opened in theaters across the country, Blood-Horse magazine made a startling announcement: Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner and 1987 Horse of the Year, was slaughtered last year in Japan. The news is stunning because Ferdinand, like Seabiscuit, was a Read More… Racing to Death By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League The federal Department of Labor delivered the latest news from the jobs front last week, and it was unrelievedly gloomy. The unemployment rate from May to June jumped from 6.1 to 6.4 percent as the economy shed another 30,000 jobs to add to the Read More… The Entrepreneurial Mindset By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League We are pleased that President Bush visited Africa. Most importantly, the fact that George W. Bush now knows that Africa is important to America's foreign policy represents a step in the right direction for his foreign policy "dream team." "I'll be carrying a Read More… America’s Challenge on Africa: Keeping the President’s Word By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League For much of the past two weeks, staff members and friends of the National Urban League have gathered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the historic city at the juncture of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, to undertake a searching discussion of the both the strengths Read More… “It’s Empowerment Time” The Human Rights Campaign expressed profound disappointment in remarks made by President Bush during a press conference on July 30th in which he said he supported codifying marriage in the United States as being between one man and one woman. "We are very disappointed that the president is trying to further codify discrimination into Read More… HRC Expresses Profound Disappointment At President Bush's Call To Codify Discrimination On July 28th, The Human Rights Campaign called for a renewed national commitment to comprehensive science-based HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in light of new findings from the CDC indicating HIV infections among gay and bisexual men rose 7.1 percent from 2001 to 2002. HIV diagnoses for gay and bisexual men have increased by 17.7 percent Read More… HRC Calls For Renewed Commitment To Science-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention In Light Of New CDC Report On July 25th, The Human Rights Campaign called on the Senate to restore civil rights protections in Head Start program provisions. The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday evening on a measure that would allow federal funds to be used for religious-based discrimination in Head Start programs, overturning non-discrimination provisions in place since 1981. Read More… HRC Calls On Senate To Restore Civil Rights Protections in Head Start Programs The amendment to protect sick, injured livestock from being dragged, beaten, and pushed with bulldozers to the slaughterhouse killing floor was defeated by only three votes (199-202)! This extremely close vote shows that we have just a little more work to do to secure the majority. To see how your Rep voted, go to: Read More… The Ackerman-LaTourette Downed Animal Protection Amendment H.R 1006 cleared the House Resources committee this week. The Senate version of that bill, S. 269, looks like it will soon be passed in the Environmental and Public Works Committee. This bill will end interstate transport of animals such as lions, tigers, and panthers for the exotic pet trade. To see how your In what may be the biggest single marine mammal abduction ever, between 60 and 200 wild dolphins have been captured off the Solomon Islands. In the midst of massive civil unrest, profit-driven foreign entities have taken advantage of the local government’s instability and local villagers’ economic desperation to commission the capture of the dolphins Read More… Stop The Solomon Islands Dolphin Debacle |
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