New NAACP Leader Kicks-Off Tenure Registering Every Last Voter
While most kids were home playing Nintendo, 14-year old Benjamin Todd Jealous and his friends were out commanding card tables[…]
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NAACP Calls For Protection Of Homeowners And Foreclosure Victims In Economic Bailout Package
The NAACP calls on Congress and the White House to guarantee that American families are protected as Congress and the[…]
Read moreMaryland High Court Strikes Gender Identity Referendum From November Ballot
On September 9th, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's high court, ruled that a referendum petition seeking to repeal[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Joins Election Protection's Nationwide Voter Protection Coalition
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, announced that it has become[…]
Read moreHRC Statement On Ruling In Schroer V. Billington Case
The following is a statement from Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese on the September 22nd decision in Schroer v.[…]
Read moreHistoric U.S. Senate Hearing On Need For Federal Employee Partner Benefits
On September 24th, The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, participated in[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Praises Major Adoption Group's Call To Welcome Gay And Lesbian Adoptive Parents
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation commends a report issued by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute that urges changes to[…]
Read moreBush Administration's Opposition To Equal Compensation For Federal Employees Yet Another Ideologically Driven Decision
On Wednesday September 24th, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs held a historic hearing to consider the[…]
Read moreMemo To Designers: Dogs Are Not Fashion Accessories
By Colleen O'Brien In the September issue of Marie Claire magazine, designer and Project Runway judge Michael Kors suggests that[…]
Read moreThe Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out
By Becky Fenson Something fishy is happening in Chicago. No, I'm not talking about presidential politics. I'm talking, literally, about[…]
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