Human Rights Campaign President On D.C. Appropriations Bill
On June 28th, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement following the vote on two amendments to[…]
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Senate Subcommittee Cuts Funds For Abstinence Education
On June 19th, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education approved a fiscal year[…]
Read moreMassachusetts Legislature Defeats Discriminatory Anti-Marriage Amendment
On June 14th, during a joint session, Massachusetts lawmakers voted 151 to 45 to defeat a measure that would have[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign, Veterans Kick Off National Tour To Repeal
At an event on June 12th at the Iowa Historical Society in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, the Human Rights Campaign[…]
Read more'08 Democratic Candidates' Responses To Questionnaire On Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Issues Released
On June 2nd, the Human Rights Campaign released its 2008 Democratic presidential candidate questionnaire outlining where the announced candidates for[…]
Read moreCalifornia Assembly Passes Religious Freedom And Civil Marriage Protection Act
On June 5th, the California state Assembly voted 42-34 to pass the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, a[…]
Read moreNAACP Organizes in Response to Supreme Court Decisions that Strike Down Public School Diversity Plans
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions striking down student assignment plans designed to promote racially diverse[…]
Read moreRap Pioneers Join NAACP In Funeral For The N-Word, Sign On To Stop' Campaign
Rap industry legends Kurtis Blow and Eric B. have joined the NAACP in eliminating the use of derogatory terms and[…]
Read moreNAACP Remains Steadfast in Ending Death Penalty & Fighting Injustice in America's Justice System
The NAACP will not back down in its fight to end capital punishment in America. In remarks made before a[…]
Read moreNAACP joins campaign for high school equity
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People joined several other national civil rights organizations June 19 to formally[…]
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