Mistakes That Only Happen on One Side of Town
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League One can say with nearly complete certainty that Alberta Spruill[…]
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NAACP and 25 African Americans File Race Discrimination Lawsuits Against Myrtle Beach, National Restaurants and A Regional Hotel Chain
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) along with 25 individual plaintiffs today filed two lawsuits in[…]
Read moreFedEx Express Introduces Hybrid Electric Truck
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), in concert with Environmental Defense and Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN), introduced[…]
Read more"SAFETEA" Fails To Protect Health, Stop Pollution
On May 14th, citing inadequate investment in public transit options, relaxed air quality protections and limits on public participation, Environmental[…]
Read moreEPA Proposal On "Smog" Will Eliminate Key Clean Air Protections
On May 14th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an implementation strategy for the health-based national ambient air quality[…]
Read moreDay Of Reckoning For Texas Horse Slaughter Bill
In the past few weeks, proposed legislation to repeal the ban on horse slaughter in Texas (initially known as HB[…]
Read moreCruelty Allegations At Tyson Slaughterhouse
A former employee of a Tyson chicken slaughterhouse in Grannis, Ark. has come forward with allegations of horrific, routine animal[…]
Read moreTell Florida's State Attorney That Animal Cruelty Is Not A Game
A Florida minor league baseball player who reportedly killed a protected bird in front of thousands of fans appears to[…]
Read moreHRC Applauds Philadelphia-Based Boy Scouts Council's Move To Protect Gay Scouts From Discrimination
On May 30th, The Human Rights Campaign applauded the Philadelphia-based Boy Scouts of America council for expanding its non-discrimination policy[…]
Read moreHRC Condemns Introduction Of Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment
On May 28th, The Human Rights Campaign denounced the introduction of the Federal Marriage Amendment in the U.S. House of[…]
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