National Urban League Calls For Major Changes To No Child Left Behind Act
Stephanie J. Jones, the executive director of the National Urban League Policy Institute, on September 10th called upon U.S. House[…]
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Washington May Finally Come To Rescue Of Homeowners Struggling With Subprime Mortgages
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League The subprime mortgage meltdown that has been going on for months finally[…]
Read moreCongress Must Not Forget Urban America In 2007 Farm Bill
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League The nation's capital leads the nation in childhood obesity, according to a[…]
Read moreNAACP Releases Annual Economic Reciprocity Report To Guide African Americans’ $700 Billion In Spending Power
After 11 years of tracking the diversity efforts of some of the nation’s largest companies in five key industries, the[…]
Read moreAs Bell Conviction Is Lifted, NAACP Remains Committed To Justice In Jena
NAACP leaders say th September 14th decision by Louisiana's Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Lake Charles is a good[…]
Read moreEpiscopal Church USA Votes To Suspend Ordination Of Gay Bishops
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church USA voted Tuesday to reaffirm the US church's moratorium on confirming new[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Statement On Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad That There Are No Gay People In Iran
On September 25th Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay civil rights organization, issued a[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Commends San Diego Mayor For Resolution In Favor Of Marriage Equality
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocacy group, on September 20th commended San Diego,[…]
Read moreCutting Edge Science On Environmental Health And Safety To Be Revealed At NanoTX '07
Experts from government, academia, consulting companies, non-profit organizations and industry will gather to hear Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Praises Senate Action On Historic Conservation Bill
The following is a statement by Michael Bean, Wildlife Program Chairman for Environmental Defense, on Senate Finance Committee passage of[…]
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