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In the News- Can we live without affirmative action? Supreme Court decision may change black life in America June 17, 2013
- High Court Affirmative Action Case Could Have Workplace Implications June 17, 2013
- It's no time to retreat from affirmative action, voting rights June 17, 2013
- Affirmative action still needed June 17, 2013
- Key affirmative action case ready for resolution June 17, 2013
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- Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of Federal ‘Motor Voter Law’ in Arizona Voter Registration Ruling June 17, 2013
- 11 Ways the Immigration Reform Bill Can Protect the Rights of Non-citizens June 12, 2013
- Civil and Human Rights Coalition Welcomes President Obama’s Judicial Nominations to D.C. Circuit Court June 5, 2013
- Committee Vote Sends President Obama’s Secretary of Labor Nominee Tom Perez to Full Senate May 21, 2013
- Jenny Yang Sworn In as EEOC Commissioner May 16, 2013
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MLK’s Unfinished Business
Since his death in 1968, the civil and human rights movement has carried on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s work, broken down barriers, and created new opportunities for many who once faced exclusion and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: NAACP, Voter ID & Civil Rights; Upward Mobility?; TX Defends Voter ID Law
Compiled by Maddie Peare, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern NAACP Head Likens Fight Against Voter ID Laws to Civil Rights Battles of 1960s Associated Press Although many conservatives argue that the implementation of Voter ID laws will … Continue reading
Raise the Minimum Wage
Think about trying to live on a job that pays the current federal minimum wage of $7.25. How far will your paycheck go? What if you have to drive to that job or pay for daycare for a child? If … Continue reading
Posted in Civil and Human Rights News
Tagged economic security, inequality, jobs, minimum wage, poverty
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Michelle Alexander Talks Ending the War on Drugs on the Colbert Report
Civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander was on the Colbert Report last night to talk about her book, “The New Jim Crow.” Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Humor and Satire
Tagged criminal justice, discrimination, inequality, low-income people, racism, War on Drugs
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Low-Income People Pay More State Taxes Than Richest 1 Percent
Infographic about the relative state tax burdens of the bottom 20 percent of earners and the top 1 percent. Continue reading
Civil Rights News: U.S. Lacks Class Mobility; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Directed and Ready; Students Blocked from the Polls
Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs Jason DeParle, New York Times It is becoming increasingly well-documented that there is less social mobility in the United States than other industrialized nations. While poverty and unemployment plague us, income inequality … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: Obama Discusses Rising Cost of Education; DC Achievement Gap; Health Care Law
College Leaders Meet with Obama to Discuss Costs and Productivity Tamar Lewin, The New York Times President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan conferred with a dozen college presidents, mostly from public institutions, and leaders of two nonprofit … Continue reading
