Sen. Vitter Should Apologize for Hurricane Remarks
Speaking at a luncheon on Oct. 12, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., compared Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to marriages of same-sex[…]
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Rosa Parks: Humanity at Its Best
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League It may be difficult for many people under 50 today to fully[…]
Read moreRenew the Voting Rights Act Because It Works
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League In its own tragic, destructive way, Hurricane Katrina illuminated some fundamental strengths[…]
Read moreThe Katrina Bill of Rights: Putting People First
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League As we Americans begin the arduous task of recovering from the wreckage[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns the Death of Rosa Parks, Longtime Alabama NAACP Worker and Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Bruce Gordon, President and CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said the death of Rosa Park,[…]
Read moreNAACP Hails Judge's Decision To Block Georgia Voting Law
Bruce S. Gordon, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said today that a Federal[…]
Read moreSchwarzenegger Veto Puts Politics Over People
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement about California Governor Schwarzenegger's veto of legislation extending equal marriage[…]
Read moreRoberts Confirmation Makes The Next Nominee Critical To Preserving Court Balance
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement about the need for a balanced Supreme Court as the[…]
Read moreVatican Scapegoats Gays and Leaves Criminals Unaccountable
The Human Rights Campaign derided a new instruction to Catholic seminaries to look for "evidence of homosexuality" in seminarians and[…]
Read moreAmendment to Head Start Bill Allows Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
On september 22nd, long-established civil rights protections faced another attack in the House of Representatives with the passage of an[…]
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