Progress At Glacial Speed Equals Tokenism
By: Lee A. Daniels Director of Publications National Urban League [Guest columnist] It was, as has been famously said, a[…]
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Confessions Of A Convicted Christmas Basher
I confess. I am guilty of the worst kind of selfishness. I have said once upon a time that I[…]
Read moreGunnison's and White-tailed Prairie Dogs in Trouble Says National Wildlife Federation Report
Due to nearly a century of mismanagement and persecution, as well as ongoing exposure to sylvatic plague to which they[…]
Read moreCatalog Companies Are Selling Nature Short This Holiday Season
Think your catalogs are printed on recycled paper? Think again. How about companies like L.L. Bean and Orvis that cater[…]
Read moreArmy Corps Exaggerates Demand For Longer Mississippi River Locks
On November 14th, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers economist and whistleblower Donald Sweeney criticized the Army Corps for using economic[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Lawsuit Forces EPA To Protect Public From Smog
On November 13th, Environmental Defense and several other organizations announced the settlement of a lawsuit forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection[…]
Read moreIgnoring Health Risk EPA To Authorize Air Pollution Increases Nationwide
The Bush Administration recently put forward policies that will expose Americans to harmful air pollution by broadly exempting power plants[…]
Read moreNAACP Meets With Cuban Dissident Leaders
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), on a goodwill and trade mission to Cuba, met recently[…]
Read moreCuban President Fidel Castro Meets With NAACP
On November 14th, Cuban President Fidel Castro met for four hours with Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, the National Association[…]
Read moreCuban Government Agrees To Buy Food From Black Farmers
Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said an agreement was reached[…]
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