HRC Urges Alaska To Amend Hate Crimes Law To Include Sexual Orientation
The Human Rights Campaign recently urged the Alaska Governor’s Commission on Tolerance to support amending the state’s hate crimes law[…]
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Education-The Surest Route to the Economic Mainstream
There was plenty of discussion at the National Urban League’s just-concluded annual conference in the nation’s capitol. We had such[…]
Read moreThe Durban Conference: Will America be Missing in Action?
As the World Conference against racism, xenophobia, and related intolerance, scheduled to convene August 31 to September 7 in Durban,[…]
Read moreAmerica’s Challenge: Reclaiming Souls on Ice
There’s a bomb waiting to go off beneath American society, a bomb set by the mindless get-tough-on-crime rhetoric and laws[…]
Read moreNAACP Television Report Shows Diversity Remains Unfulfilled Goal
On August 15th, Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) said that[…]
Read moreNAACP Opposses Faith Based Initiative
New Orleans-Delegates to the 92nd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention voted Tuesday to oppose[…]
Read moreMfume Calls Lead Paint Poisoning “The Silent Epidemic”
On July 17th, Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP)called on the federal[…]
Read moreFaith-Based Discrimination
Since George W. Bush became president, HRC has been a vigilant watchdog to see how the new administration will handle[…]
Read moreHRC Condemns Planned Antigay Constitutional Amendment That Gratuitously Attacks Gay Families
On July 12th, The Human Rights Campaign assailed an attempt by a coalition of religious political leaders to propose a[…]
Read moreOur Legacy, Our Task: Grace Under Pressure
By Hugh B. Price President National Urban League Grace under pressure. I’ve always been a fan of Venus and Serena[…]
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