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May 11, 2024
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University of Phoenix Announces 2024 Faculty of the Year Award Recipients
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"The Tax Master" CARLOS RAMÍREZ PRESENTS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR USA TAX CONVENTION, THE PREMIER EVENT FOR HISPANI
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Salem Media Group Announces the Sale of its Principal Office in Camarillo, CA
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Prominent Female Sales Leader Sues Cynosure And Numerous Executives For Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, And Gender Discrimina
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Mildred L. Oberkotter: Inspiring Thousands of Children with Hearing Loss to Achieve Their Dre
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Northern Colorado Community Invited to Attend Free Event and Flex Support for Local Veterans & First Responders
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National Institute for Innovation and Technology™ Announces Groundbreaking Pre-Apprenticeship Program During Youth Apprent
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Hyatt Doubles Down on Latin America Growth with 30+ Planned Openings Through 2027
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Government of Canada announces $3.5 million to honour the legacy of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who served in uniform
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National Geographic Documentary Films, Along With Oscar- and Emmy-Winning Producers Little Monster Films and Lightbox, in Associ
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WomenHeart and Bayer Join Forces to Enhance Heart Health Awareness and Education Among Women Across the U.S.
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McHappy Day® Raises Record-Breaking $8.9M Bringing Total Raised to Over $100M for Families in Canada
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HEI Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
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Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. (ACC) Marks 50 Years of Protection Through Detection with a New Look
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Intuit and REI champion climate action through Clearloop with new White Pine Solar Farm
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AEG Presents Names Brent Fedrizzi President, North American Regional Offices
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Norman's Hallmark Shares Top 2024 Mother's Day Gift Ideas
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Obama Borrows Iconic Civil Rights-era Painting
July 12, 2011
Decades after Ruby Bridges made history walking into a desegregated New Orleans elementary school, the nation's first black president has chosen to honor her courage and that moment in time by hanging the painting outside of the Oval Office. The Norman Rockwell Museum announced the loan of Norman Rockwell’s iconic painting ...
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New Concern Expressed Into Probe Of Black Lawmaker
July 08, 2011
A coalition of reform groups Friday, urged the House ethics committee to resume work on the long-pending investigation of black California Rep. Maxine Waters and to provide a public accounting of the status of the case. ...
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Obama Admin. Accused Of Misleading Congress On Deportation Cases
July 08, 2011
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents from the Obama Department of Homeland Security (DHS) showing that DHS officials misled Congress and the public about the scope of an immigration enforcement ...
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Watchdog Group Continues Scrutiny Of Clarence Thomas' Travels
July 07, 2011
Nonpartisan government watchdog group, Common Cause, moved on two new fronts today to address ethics questions surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court:In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Marshals Service, the non partisan government watchdog group formally asked for copies of government records relating ...
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Groups Allege Ulterior Motive Of Immigration Program
July 06, 2011
Immigration rights groups allege documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation show that the controversial Secure Communities deportation program (S-Comm), designed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target people for deportation, is also a key component of a little-known FBI project to accumulate a massive store of personal biometric information ...
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Voting Right Restrictions Under Scrutiny
June 30, 2011
Sixteen U.S. senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday urging it to review new state voter ID laws and scrutinize their implementation to ensure that eligible voters are not disenfranchised. “The civil and human rights community welcomes the senators’ request ...
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New Tribal Justice Center Project Reaches Milestone
June 30, 2011
The Oglala Sioux Tribe, Department of Public Safety (OST-DPS) today announced that designs for a new free-standing justice center in Pine Ridge, South Dakota are nearly 50 percent complete. Marking the first major construction ...
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Latinos Absent From News Desks
June 29, 2011
Latino groups are calling for more of a presence in the Sunday morning talk show arena. Today the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), together with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), The LIBRE Initiative and Being Latino are launching a social impact project called: The Art of Politics. ...
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Cherokee Nation Election Overturned
June 28, 2011
The Cherokee Nation Election Commission overturned the unofficial results in the principal chief’s race Monday afternoon and declared current chief Chadwick “Corntassel†Smith the winner by seven votes, reports the Native Times. Bill John Baker, originally named the winner based on the unofficial results announced ...
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Minority Start-up Boot Camp Launched In Silicon Valley
June 23, 2011
This month Silicon Valley welcomed the first ever technology accelerator for minority-led start-ups, NewME Accelerator. NewME's select participants commenced their first class on June 16 and will participate in this program throughout the summer. The start-up founders are based in a shared house in Mountain View, Calif. and are utilizing co-working ...
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No Child Left Behind Law And Minority Kids
June 23, 2011
Nearly a decade after the No Child Left Behind law was enacted, studies have shown little progress in reducing the number of teachers of low-income students who are inexperienced or teaching classes outside their subject areas. The law, which was supposed to stop school districts from putting less qualified teachers in classrooms with low-income students, is best known to the public for requiring more standardized testing. According to studies, considerable progress has been made in reducing the number of uncertified teachers ...
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ACLU Alleges Bias In Illinois Police Searches
June 08, 2011
"Years of data make clear that consent searches by the ISP are conducted in a racially disparate manner," said Harvey Grossman, legal director for the ACLU of Illinois. ...
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Battle Brewing Over New Fla. Voter-Registration Law
June 08, 2011
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), reacting to outrage voiced by her constituents, this week asked the Department of Justice to block the new law. ...
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Brotherhood Celebrates Black Males Headed To College
June 07, 2011
"We are celebrating the achievements of young black men who are defying the odds and are on their way toward creating change for themselves." ...
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New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero
June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ...
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"Cosby Show's" Taylor Funeral Tomorrow In Harlem
June 06, 2011
The family is grateful for the light and laughter our mother gave not only to us but to the world during her time on The Cosby Show. ...
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Tough AZ Sheriff Now Dealing With Feds
June 03, 2011
Sheriff Joe and his department, after much resistance, entered into a legal settlement to fully cooperate with the Justice Department. ...
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House Democrats Blast Dept Of Ed. On Gainful Employment Regulation
June 02, 2011
DOE recently released a regulation that would make programs ineligible for federal student aid if they fail to meet one of three measures of “gainful employment.†...
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Fed's Flip-Flop Over Black Police Department Test Scores
June 01, 2011
"We are appalled to learn that the DOJ has branded our tests as "invalid," despite having been appraised openly in advance of our validation steps." ...
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Mega Black Pastor Settles Case
May 31, 2011
The four suits were "dismissed with prejudice," meaning the plaintffs in the case are barred from ever bringing the same charges against Long again. ...
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DC Public Charter School Discipline Policies Hurt Minorities
May 27, 2011
School discipline policies and procedures in D.C. public charter schools lead to high expulsion and suspension rates of minorities. ...
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Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Over Stop & Frisk Practices Of Cab Passengers
May 26, 2011
The lawsuit maintains that the NYPD is using its Taxi/Livery Inspection Program to expand the reach of its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices. ...
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Cornel West Blasts Obama
May 19, 2011
The well-known Princeton professor and author calls the president a “black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats.†...
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Critics Say Program Targets Minorities
May 19, 2011
The program purportedly targets "serious convicted felons," but critics complain it often snares illegal aliens who were arrested but not convicted of crimes. ...
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Watchdog Group Sues Justice Dept. Over DOMA docs.
May 17, 2011
The Office of Information Policy and the Referral Unit both acknowledged receipt of Judicial Watch’s FOIA requests but have failed to respond to these requests. ...
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NY Governor Urged To Withdraw From Secure Communities
May 16, 2011
Joining a growing, statewide chorus calling for New York to exit the program, the lawmakers said ‘Secure Communities’ is needlessly harsh. ...
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Planned Parenthood: KS Budget Amendment Undermining Women's Health
May 13, 2011
“It is outrageous that Gov. Brownback will sign a budget bill that will undermine women’s health and deny Planned Parenthood from providing preventive health care.†...
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AZ's Immigration Bill Could Face Long Road To Supreme Court
May 13, 2011
“It’s highly unlikely that the Supreme Court would take the case at this point,†said MALDEF president, Thomas A. Saenz. ...
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Civil Rights Group Sues MD. Education Commission For Discrimination
May 12, 2011
The lawsuit, filed in 2006 and amended four times, says the state under-funds traditionally black colleges, causing them to lag behind the state's other institutions. ...
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Utah Immigration Law Put On Hold
May 11, 2011
Utah's enforcement-only immigration policy has been put on hold just 15 hours after it became law, state officials said. ...
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Hispanic Caucus Calls For Freeze On ICE Program
May 09, 2011
Lawmakers in Congress and in states throughout the country say ICE officials lied about program details and requirements at its early stages. ...
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