HRC Welcomes Jeremy Bernard’s Appointment as White House Social Secretary
In late February the White House announced that Jeremy Bernard, an accomplished businessman, nonprofit and government executive, was appointed White House[…]
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Jobs Rebuild America Plan Goes to Indiana
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The hardest work in the world is being out of work”[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Statement on Death of Rev. Peter Gomes
On March 1st, Rev. Peter J. Gomes, theologian, author, Harvard professor of Christian Morals, and Minister in Boston’s Memorial Church[…]
Read moreReport Urges Congress to Clarify U.S. Jurisdiction Over Civilian Contractors
The independent Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan issued its second interim report to Congress concluding that the[…]
Read moreNAACP Outraged Over Wisconsin Senate Vote To Cripple Opportunities For Working Families
The NAACP issued the following statement in response to the vote in the Wisconsin Senate to strip public employees of[…]
Read moreStudent Non-Discrimination Act Re-Introduced in Congress
On March 10th, The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization[…]
Read moreNAACP Passes Resolution Supporting Union Workers’ Right to Collective Bargaining
On Saturday, February 19, the NAACP National Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution supporting the right of public sector[…]
Read moreEquality Hawaii, Human Rights Campaign Applaud Governor Neil Abercrombie for Signing Civil Unions Law
Equality Hawaii, the state’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and the Human Rights Campaign, the[…]
Read moreAdministration Drops Defense of Discriminatory DOMA Law
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, praised the Obama Administration’s decision[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First Reacts To Senate Hearing on Fort Hood Shootings
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the[…]
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