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2010-03-12: Headlines

AlterNet: Church and State: Separate but Equal 2010-03-12
In government, it's called civil rights. The Golden Rule says to treat other people the way we want to be treated. There are always those who read it on ...
NPR: Charges Of 'Re-Segregation' At NC High School 2010-03-12
And that has prompted a civil rights inquiry — and complaints about what one leader calls "re-segregation." Goldsboro High is a classic American high school ...
StandardNet: George Romney was too perfect to be president in 1968 2010-03-12
... was criticized often for it, but his strong support for civil rights as governor of Michigan diluted much of the bad publicity that might have resulted.
American Chronicle: Sally Kern has Serious Competition for Gay Hatred 2010-03-12
After all, African-Americans had just achieved a legal victory in 1965 with the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Acts for which white bigots thought ...
Mirror.co.uk: AND TODAY'S LESSON, KIDS, IS WHICH OF YOU COULD GROW UP TO BE A BOMBER 2010-03-12
But the course - the first of its kind - was condemned by civil rights groups yesterday who say it would only "foster paranoia" in schools.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: How Steve became Susan 2010-03-12
... with Stanton's teenage son, Travis; and the pressure put on Susan in the transgender/transsexual community to become a vocal advocate for civil rights.
Sowetan: 'People say they are in fear of their lives' - AfriForum wants Malema charged 2010-03-12
CIVIL rights group AfriForum's youth division plans to hand a list of more than 1600 farm attacks to the ANC Youth League at Luthuli House today.
Lethbridge Herald: Holdouts in US town above decades-old mine fire claim condemnations part ... 2010-03-12
Another attorney for the residents, Don Bailey, a former congressman and state auditor general, is working on a separate federal civil rights lawsuit ...
Lehighvalleylive.com: Lehigh Valley Latinos gain civil rights hotline 2010-03-12
... of Spanish Speaking Organizations of the Lehigh Valley to educate the community on immigrant civil rights and track possible civil rights violations.
Variety: Obama effects change on stage 2010-03-12
On the Main Stem, the commercial production of "Memphis" is a feel-good tuner about the early musical steps in what would become the civil-rights movement.
KATV: Fmr Gazette Editor James Powell Passes Away 2010-03-12
During his tenure, he led the historic newspaper's editorial support for the civil rights movement. Powell played a key role in supporting the careers ...
Richmond Times Dispatch: Marsh stood in way of pro-gun legislation 2010-03-12
... stubborn, septuagenarian senator and noted civil-rights lawyer from Richmond, Sen. Henry L. Marsh III. Marsh turned out to be carrying a big stick.
Los Angeles Times: Cortines to reassign three teachers in Black History Month incident 2010-03-12
Some civil rights leaders had demanded that the Los Angeles Unified School District fire the teachers, saying their choices made a mockery of black history ...
KRGV: Harlingen Jail Lacks Showers, Pillows, And Soap 2010-03-12
That's the problem we're seeing, “says Corinna Spencer-Scheurich, an attorney with the South Texas Civil Rights Project. CHANNEL 5 NEWS learned no one ...
Asheville Citizen-Times: Bunningism vs. Democracy: When will we ever learn? 2010-03-12
Unions, civil rights and environmental groups are hardly a threat in comparison to these stealth entities gaming the system in DC How can we prevent a Bush ...
MetroWest Daily News: SJC gun ruling triggers frustration 2010-03-12
The court ruling is based on Civil War-era case law that infringed on civil rights, said Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners Action League ...
Lehighvalleylive.com: Touchstone Theatre presents Universes' 'Live from the Edge' 2010-03-12
... States History Cycle," will focus on the experiences of Malcolm X and how the work of the Black Panthers helped define the 1960s civil rights movement.
USA Today: Adoptees' rights 2010-03-12
I would like to preserve the civil rights of the mother who endured the pain of giving her child up for adoption. She (my mother, wherever she is) did wh ...
A.V. Club: Gil Scott-Heron 2010-03-12
Scott-Heron has always had something sharp to say about the issues of the day, from the oppression that led to the civil-rights movement to apartheid ...
NorthJersey.com: Township should have zero tolerance for dirty politics 2010-03-12
... Carson's attorney, Daniel Perez of Newton who was a partner in the Civil Rights law firm of Kuby and Perez of New York City, came to the council meeting ...
Greensboro News & Record: Thursday at the tournament: It's not us, it's you 2010-03-12
He's not related to the famous civil rights leader and says his parents didn't know the other Reggie Jackson. - DON PATTERSON, Staff Writer 1:39 pm: Folk ...
Jornal.us News Agency: President Obama said 'my commitment to comprehensive immigration reform ... 2010-03-12
Additionally it would created a national identification system, something opposed by many civil rights organizations. Many of them have argued that ...
Deseret News: Utah Legislature: Legislators approve DNA collection bill 2010-03-12
But opponents feared the scope of the bill could still infringe on civil rights, potentially leading to mistrials. "There is a significant risk if we head ...
Afro American: Education Secretary to Enforce Civil Rights Laws 2010-03-12
By AFRO Staff (March 11, 2010) – Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced this week that his agency will increase enforcement of civil rights laws ...
NewsOK.com: Movie Review: 'Green Zone' packs white-knuckle thrills 2010-03-12
As he brilliantly demonstrated in his 2002 film "Bloody Sunday,” about a 1972 British massacre of Irish civil-rights marchers, and his two "Bourne” venture ...
Washington Post: Movie reviews: Ann Hornaday on 'Green Zone' and 'A Prophet' 2010-03-12
... he has made works of political seriousness before, most notably in the stunning 2002 drama "Bloody Sunday," about a 1972 Irish civil rights protest.
India Today: Jihadi terror, Naxalism twin threats for India: PC 2010-03-12
The home minister said that civil rights groups and NGOs were naively under the impression that the Naxalites are pro-poor. "The Naxalites don't want ...
Patriot Post: Whose Values? 2010-03-12
Let's say the year was 2001 and the Justice Department was looking for a deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights. The job was important but ...
Tribune: Black Chicago firefighters losing ground - Chicago Breaking News 2010-03-12
... a potential $100 million civil rights case stemming from allegations of racial bias against black applicants in the department's 1995 entry-level exam.
Florida Times-Union: Music Notes: Jacksonville's Shinedown contributes song to 'Alice in Wonderl ... 2010-03-12
The Southern Exposure Music and Heritage Festival from noon to sundown Sunday is a benefit for one of Florida's esteemed civil rights activists, 93-year-old ...
SunHerald.com: Man shot, Tased gets suspended sentence 2010-03-12
The federal lawsuit alleges the police officers used excessive force, violated Buchanan's civil rights and committed other wrongs.
CBS 11: Women Held In Court Outburst Talk With CBS 11 2010-03-12
"We feel like there's been a civil rights violation," said the Justice Seekers Director, Rev. Ronald Wright. The organization which fights against ...
DAWN.com: No justice for farmers 2010-03-12
Why the government took umbrage at his fight for civil rights for the suppressed tribals is not understandable. Such people should be given recognition ...
The Brown Daily Herald: U. funds 'exceptional' research for 12 profs 2010-03-12
While conducting past research on the civil rights movement in Mississippi, Hamlin said, she began to realize that the way in which it affected young people ...
The Detroit News: Control of Detroit Public Schools splits community 2010-03-12
... mayoral takeover of the Detroit Public Schools," said Donna Stern, national coordinator for the civil rights group BAMN, By Any Means Necessary.
Washington Post: Gay rights and pro-life: Two divergent movements 2010-03-12
But the pro-life movement also shifted its political strategy, moving away from judgmental moral arguments toward a language of civil rights aspiration.
Before It's News: LA Unified School District Subject to Civil Rights Review for English Learner ... 2010-03-12
The Department of Education stated yesterday that the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) would be performing an assessment of the civil rights of English Learner ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer: At the UW: Understanding our lean times by studying the real hard times 2010-03-12
The papers cover a wide variety of topics, among them the political atmosphere of Washington, the flourishing arts scene, civil rights and radicalism.
CBS 11: Fort Worth Police Hold Diversity Forum 2010-03-12
But to some groups, including The Southern Christian Leadership Conference – a civil rights organization that called Fort Worth's stun gun use "evil ...
Australia.TO: RIGHTS: US Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet 2010-03-12
... and US diplomats, is widely considered the world's single most comprehensive accounting of political and civil rights conditions in specific countries.
Minneapolis Star Tribune: New Orleans looking at Harrington for top cop 2010-03-12
The FBI confirmed last week that it has at least seven open federal civil rights probes into the department, the Times Picayune reported Thursday.

2010-03-11: Headlines

Nashville Scene: Vincent Who International Lens 2010-03-11
... intercultural affairs, an after-film discussion will focus on the pan Asian-American civil rights movement that traces its origins back to Chin's murder.
Contra Costa Times: Poor performance of LAUSD prompts feds' probe 2010-03-11
The investigation of Los Angeles Unified will look at whether the district is honoring the civil rights of English-language learners and providing them ...
Online Journal: Identifying Israeli nationals 2010-03-11
... Alan Johnson says he is considering using passenger profiling according to race, religion, age and gender, which has civil rights groups up in arms.
The Zimbabwe Guardian: US Ambassador Charles A. Ray will tour Bulawayo 2010-03-11
The American Corner in Bulawayo is named after civil rights leader and author, WE Du Bois (1868–1963). DuBois wrote and published more than 4000 article ...
Capitol Weekly: Ashburn changes narrative by publicly revealing sexual orientation 2010-03-11
She also said that in some ways, Republicans votes were not specific to gay civil rights. “They vote against sexual harassment bills, they vote against ...
The BLT: Blog of Legal Times: David Ingram 2010-03-11
Lohier, 44, was a senior trial attorney in the US Justice Department's Civil Rights Division from 1997 to 2000. He was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen ...
WHSV: Local Activist Responds To Cuccinelli Letter 2010-03-11
"We can not in Virginia go backwards in terms of awarding civil rights or recognizing the civil and human rights," says Linda Royster, spokesperson for ...
Salt Lake City: County prosecutor says District Attorney violated his civil rights - Fox 13 Now 2010-03-11
SALT LAKE CITY - A Salt Lake County prosecutor says District Attorney Lohra Miller violated his civil rights, and he wants Miller to pay up.
Washington Post: Boycott urged for Muslim imam's prayer in Virginia House 2010-03-11
In recent years, he has made statements following the arrest of Muslims on terrorism charges, arguing for due process, civil rights and fair sentencing.
Fresh News: Lindsay Lohan Filed a Case against E-Trade, Thanks to a Super Bowl Commercial 2010-03-11
She said that E-Trade violated her civil rights by using the same name, imitating her personality, and giving a character to the baby which is similar ...
Harrisonburg Daily News Record: Carrots And Sticks 2010-03-11
The “stick,” as we've learned, is a reinvigorated enforcement policy targeting civil-rights violations within the nation's myriad public-school divisions.
Malaysia Star: Unity roadshow hits the trail in Sabah, Sarawak 2010-03-11
... in the face of blatant abuses and violations of human rights norms, is what has blighted out nation,” added the lawyer and civil rights advocate.
Salt Lake Tribune: Is charter school funding a poison pill for Education budget? 2010-03-11
They are subject to the same laws and regulations as other public schools regarding civil rights, health and safety, student fees and screening of employee ...
New York Times: Texas Conservatives Seek Deeper Stamp on Texts 2010-03-11
There have also been efforts among conservatives on the board to tweak the history of the civil rights movement. One amendment states that the movement ...
The Montclarion: Frank Sinatra Hall's First Living Community, Stonewall Suites, Aimed to Bring ... 2010-03-11
... by naming this community 'Stonewall Suites.' The name is empowering and allows for conversations about social movements and civil rights,” MacMath said.
Opelika Auburn News: NAACP weighs in on Tallassee shooting 2010-03-11
The civil rights organization is also conferring with the McIntyre family on the possibility of filing a civil lawsuit. “Our hope is that this just won't ...
Xtra.ca: White supremacist rally planned for Vancouver? 2010-03-11
Word is that a white supremacist group called Advocates for White Civil Rights is planning a march through Vancouver's Lower Mainland on Mar 21 to coincide ...
Pocono Record: Richard Cohen: No, it is not 'ramming.' It's called leadership 2010-03-11
... Truman "rammed" through desegregation of the military and Lyndon Johnson "rammed" the Civil Rights Act down the throat of a gagging South.
TheImproper.com: The Pentagon Papers: A Dark Moment in History Revisted 2010-03-11
He founded the Center for Law and Social Policy, a public interest agency which has represented civil rights groups, women's organizations, labor uni ...
2TheAdvocate: Settlement recommended 2010-03-11
The city-parish's legal adviser is recommending paying a Baton Rouge man $300000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit he filed after he ...
USA Today: Letters: Remember civil rights pioneer in Selma march tribute 2010-03-11
In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better ...
Xtra.ca: White supremacist group plans march through Lower Mainland 2010-03-11
Anti-racist activists will stage a multicultural pride march on Mar 21 to shadow the Advocates for White Civil Rights. Anti-racist activists say a white ...
Bay Area Reporter: Online Extra: Political Notes: Milk's legacy lives on through students ... 2010-03-11
Around 2 pm Thursday, March 4 nearly the entire student body at the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, a public alternative school for students ...
Roll Call: Jackson Lee Wants Face Time 2010-03-11
who showed the football star photos from his younger days in the civil rights movement. Lewis also showed off a gift that he received with his picture on ...
Daily Breeze: Torrance man accuses city's Police Department of racial profiling 2010-03-11
"This is considered police harassment and is completely unconstitutional and is a serious violation of my civil rights." Taylor called for an "immediate ...
Fall River Herald News: Swansea School Department to offer survey for parents 2010-03-11
... offer a section about civil rights and general sections that will allow parents to answer questions about aspects of their children's school experience.
Scoop.co.nz: 2009 Human Rights Report 2010-03-11
We're in the middle of doing consultations with human rights, civil rights groups around the country. We'll produce something over the summer and go ...
2TheAdvocate: Disabled man to get aid pending ruling 2010-03-11
... over service cuts they claim would force him to be institutionalized in violation of his civil rights and put their 38-year-old son's life in jeopardy.
Bay Area Reporter: Political Notebook: Milk's old camera shop in the Castro up for grabs 2010-03-11
This week's column reports on a protest against budget cuts students at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy held last week. Keep abreast of the latest LGBT ...
New Britain Herald: High school renovation plan presented to Newington Council 2010-03-11
Most of the improvements stem from a random inspection at the school by the state Office of Civil Rights in 2005, and are reimbursable by the state ...
Lehighvalleylive.com: • Judge's dismissal of civil rights case gives Easton cops a boost 2010-03-11
It's not often that police enter a house, shock the owner with a stun gun, make an arrest, get sued for a civil rights violation and the courts rule it all ...
Asheville Citizen-Times: Pass health care reform, then fine-tune it 2010-03-11
Civil Rights similarly evolved through late '40's, '50s and '60s efforts. Affirmative Action and Civil Rights were passed in 1965.
Oklahoma Daily: COLUMN: Let's hear it for folk music 2010-03-11
While they were in no way the most important actors in such movements as the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, many folk musicians wrote songs ...
MiamiHerald.com: Christians, Jews to mark coalition's 75 years 2010-03-11
McCrary, who died in 2007, was a passionate civil rights activist and a trailblazer with an extensive list of achievements, including being the first ...
Niagara Gazette: COURTS: Coleman judgement dismissed 2010-03-11
Coleman's suit seeks specific damages stemming from claims that police violated her civil rights, assaulted her, falsely arrested her, were negligent ...
KSL-TV: County prosecutor intends to sue to get his job back 2010-03-11
"I think the issue, since the beginning, has been a political conspiracy to violate my civil rights," Morgan says. Kent Morgan filed a notice of claim ...
The Virginian-Pilot: Suzanne Vega's life after 'Luka' 2010-03-11
Then: In the early '80s, Vega was part of a New York City folk music and poetry scene that included Paul Mills, a civil rights lawyer and poet.

2010-03-10: Headlines

Times-Georgian: Mrs. Mandela here for fundraiser 2010-03-10
Douglas County District 2 Commissioner Kelly Robinson, who orchestrated Mandela's visit here with veteran Atlanta civil rights leader Rev.
Tribune Review: Ways to get us 2010-03-10
The Courier -- now the weekly New Pittsburgh Courier, based in the South Side -- rose alongside the civil rights movement and was among its most forceful ...
Broadway World: Kander & Ebb's SCOTTSBORO BOYS Gets 2010 Run at Vineyard, Premieres 2/12 2010-03-10
... teenagers are falsely accused of a terrible crime -- ultimately provoking a national outrage that sparked the American Civil Rights movement.
Contra Costa Times: Feds to investigate LAUSD 2010-03-10
The federal Department of Education's civil rights arm will launch a major investigation into whether Los Angeles schools have denied educational ...
AlterNet: Health Care Reformish 2010-03-10
Sometimes the gates of history swing on small hinges, as the saying goes; think the 1957 Civil Rights Act (why did I never learn of this?
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader: Insurance firm: Juvie scandal crimes bar civil suit coverage 2010-03-10
... “criminal acts exclusion” clause for the crimes allegedly committed by Powell and others that led to the filing of civil rights and racketeering suits.
Taunton Daily Gazette: WILL: 'Privileges and immunities' clause cause of great debate 2010-03-10
To the drafters of the 14th Amendment, the phrase “privileges or immunities” was synonymous with “basic civil rights.” But in 1873, the court held that only ...
Charleston Post Courier: Defying expectations 2010-03-10
"Growing up in the civil rights age, you could easily use discrimination as an excuse, but they made it clear that it is not an excuse.
Boston Herald: Lindsay Lohan says 'milkaholic' baby is in her image 2010-03-10
Lohan filed the lawsuit Monday and claims the ad violated her rights under New York state civil-rights law. “Many celebrities are known by one name only ...
Birmingham Weekly Mixed Media: Review: Will Kimbrough earns his Wings 2010-03-10
In the #Bham Civil Rights Institute, a notation: "Klan Robe. Anonymous donation." 5 days ago Deficit projection went up since Royal was acting Mayor ...
Monadnock Ledger Transcript: Hand Works Exhibit 2010-03-10
So cheesy." Yes. It's the best way to repeal it Yes. The majority should have the final say No. Voters shouldn't be allowed to restrict civil rights.
Brownsville Herald: Census advocates hold workshop 2010-03-10
The Mexican American civil rights organization has worked to raise awareness of the US Census since the count began, Romero said.
Flagpole Magazine: News of Athens' Cinema Scene 2010-03-10
Soundtrack for a Revolution is a documentary about the events and people of the Civil Rights movement that takes the more-than-novel tack of featuring ...
Eagle Tribune: Vandalism at stadium prompts security push City wants to make sure $2M ... 2010-03-10
The Haverhill Civil Rights Commission condemned the act. Join the discussion. To comment on stories and see what others are saying ...
Tampa Tribune: Family fights for daughter's rights into adulthood 2010-03-10
1, the same day of the year that Rosa Parks took her stand to sit in the front of the bus in 1955 in Montgomery, Ala., at the dawn of the civil right ...
University of Virginia: Administrative Changes Can Benefit Immigration System 2010-03-10
"I have a feeling we'll be hearing a lot more about that," Martin said, adding that Homeland Security worked with its civil rights office to make sure ...
Los Angeles Times: Federal agency to investigate LA schools 2010-03-10
"This is about helping kids receive a good education, the education they deserve," said Russlynn Ali, the department's assistant secretary for civil rights.
Pocono Record: Officials step up monitor of rights laws in schools 2010-03-10
Seeking to step up enforcement of civil rights laws, the federal Department of Education says it will send letters in coming weeks ...
Hartford Courant: Board Endorses Berlin High Renovation 2010-03-10
In addition, the federal Office of Civil Rights has cited the school for numerous problems, including a lack of accessibility for people with disabilities.
Pocono Record: No, it is not 'ramming.' It's called leadership 2010-03-10
... Truman "rammed" through desegregation of the military and Lyndon Johnson "rammed" the Civil Rights Act down the throat of a gagging South.
WWL: Another former cop charged in Danziger case 2010-03-10
... whether they will be able to establish if any officers intentionally violated the civil rights of any individual,” said former US Attorney Harry Rosenberg.
Journal and Courier: Rove: Tea Party may be risk to GOP 2010-03-10
... taxes and government's reach, could expand their clout if they emulate the 1960s civil rights movement, the gun rights movement and abortion opponents.
Lehighvalleylive.com: On this date in 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to assassinating Mart ... 2010-03-10
In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tenn., to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ray later repudiated that ple ...
Seattle Times: World Relief rejects job applicant over his faith 2010-03-10
Recognizing the need of faith-based organizations to maintain an atmosphere of shared values and principles, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 permits them ...
Playbill.com: Scottsboro Boys, Kander & Ebb Musical About an American Shame, Opens Off-Broadway 2010-03-10
The Scottsboro Boys, the new John Kander and Fred Ebb musical that takes a flashpoint in American Civil Rights history and makes it sing ...
Winston-Salem Journal: Several examples 2010-03-10
The Civil Rights Act and Title IX helped make progress in eliminating racist and sexist practices that had existed for hundreds of years.
Daily Eastern News: Chicago '60s housing lecture relevant now 2010-03-10
Foy said Satter's father, Mark Satter, was a civil rights lawyer during the 1960s. Satter represented black clients in Chicago who had purchased homes ...
St. Augustine Record: Kennedy a finalist for national medal 2010-03-10
Investigative journalist, historian and civil rights activist Stetson Kennedy is a finalist for a national honor presented by ...
MercatorNet: No choice in Chicago 2010-03-10
The city's controversial “bubble ordinance” so restricts free speech, even the ACLU opposed it as an infringement of civil rights, for crying out loud.
Nashua Telegraph: Marriage article stays on town ballot 2010-03-10
“What we're talking about is civil rights,” he said. “That's not a matter to be decided by a majority vote.” Following that vote, resident Janet Cormier ...
CanadianChristianity.com: Civil Rights-inspired music stands the test of time 2010-03-10
Snipers fired on buses, and the home of Baptist Pastor Ralph Abernathy - one of the Civil Rights movement's key leaders - was bombed.
New York Times: A One-Track Senate 2010-03-10
During the 1960s, the Senate was frozen by lengthy filibusters over civil rights legislation. When, in the mid-'70s, that tactic once again threatened ...
Dayton Daily News: Apartment ad campaign under fire for discrimination 2010-03-10
But where some might see a clever slogan, the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center saw discrimination, and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission agreed.
MyNews.in: Ansar Burney thanked Indian Supreme Court for releasing Pak prisoners 2010-03-10
The human and civil rights organisation Ansar Burney Trust International, that is working hard for the release of illegally and unlawfully confined innocent ...
Los Angeles Times: Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass grave 2010-03-10
... according to human rights lawyer Shehu Sani of the nongovernment Civil Rights Congress, who visited the villages and interviewed dozens of survivors.
Durham Herald Sun: UNC DENTIST HONORED AS PUBLIC HEALTH HERO 2010-03-10
It was also the time of Vietnam War and the civil rights movements." One way Rozier could pay off a scholarship was to work in public health.
Lumberjack: Social Justice Summit “Liberating Paradigms” 2010-03-10
Near the end of the two-hour seminar, Africa stood on stage and spoke of how you must stand up for civil rights. As she spoke, small postcards ...
New Haven Register: New chief headed unit fighting gangs, drugs 2010-03-10
... taking over a department in turmoil after a vote of no confidence in police management, and an expensive civil rights employment litigation.
GoErie.com: Cohen: Obama shows leadership 2010-03-10
... Truman "rammed" through desegregation of the military and Lyndon Johnson "rammed" the Civil Rights Act down the throats of the South.
Bradenton Herald: Local widow pushing for red-light bill 2010-03-10
Along with Schenck's opposing bill, there was a “Red Light Camera Day of Protest” Saturday sponsored by the Orlando-based Florida Civil Rights Associati ...

2010-03-09: Headlines

Press Trust of India: Sharmila released, but fast continues 2010-03-09
Imphal, Mar 9 (PTI) Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila, on a fast unto death for more than nine years demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Force ...
New America Media: Immigrant Advocates Say Immigration Enforcement Worse Under Obama 2010-03-09
Brent Wilkes, executive national director of the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, a Latino civil rights group, recalled candidate Barack ...
AlterNet: Controversial Utah Law Charges Women and Girls With Murder for Miscarriages 2010-03-09
Nevertheless, women's and civil rights groups say the new, just-signed version of the bill is just as dangerous. “We are still passing legislation ...
AlterNet: Chief Architect of the Financial Crash Is Still Treated as a Credible Economic ... 2010-03-09
He went around to commemorations of major events in the civil rights era and begged for forgiveness. Wallace's presence at these events was no doubt painful ...
AlterNet: Conservative Hall of Shame: 8 Anti-Gay Politicians and Demagogues Who ... 2010-03-09
Oh, Roy, why couldn't you have been that tongue-tied when talking about civil rights and protections for gay families? Equality California, a gay right ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Anti-Israeli student 'activists' don't take risks – they just give smug ... 2010-03-09
... historically played an instrumental role in the civil rights movement in America the eventually ensured equality and human rights for all minorities.
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Nigeria: Calls for inquiry into religious violence 2010-03-09
... many women and children in three mostly Christian villages south of the regional capital of Jos, local journalists and a civil rights group said.
Irish Independent: Sectarian bloodbath as 500 villagers butchered 2010-03-09
Local journalists and civil rights organisations who toured the area yesterday said they had counted at least 200 victims shot and hacked to death ...
Ashland TAB: Ashland film series recalls Howard Zinn 2010-03-09
... best-selling and influential "A People's History of the United States." He wrote extensively about the civil rights, civil liberties and anti-war movements.
Telegraph.co.uk: Thief who stole from hospital escapes because security guards were afraid ... 2010-03-09
David Green from civil rights pressure group Civitas said the current legal atmosphere has made people fearful of litigation. He said: "I can see where ...
Raynham Call: City man exonerated of rape charge set to sue police 2010-03-09
William White Jr., a Boston-based attorney specializing in civil rights cases, said he's considering taking on Johnson's case and will be reviewing court ...
Muncie Star Press: Rep. Mike Pence retraces route of civil rights marchers 2010-03-09
I served as co-leader of the 10th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage sponsored by the Faith & Politics Institute. We arrived in Montgomery on Saturday ...
Las Vegas Sun: Lewis remembers 'Bloody Sunday' march, beatings 2010-03-09
Marchers included Civil Rights foot soldiers and civil rights leaders including the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Also Sunday in Washington, President Barack Obam ...
The Detroit News: Nation and world briefs 2010-03-09
"We are going to reinvigorate civil rights enforcement," Duncan said on a historic Selma bridge to commemorate the 45th anniversary of a bloody ...
Fresno Bee: California legislator Roy Ashburn acknowledges he's gay, draws colleagues' support 2010-03-09
"I think that if you are ashamed," she said, "that you often do not value the civil rights of the group you belong to because you're ashamed to be in th ...
Religion Dispatches: Anti-Choice Doc Aims to Link Reproductive Rights to 'Black Genocide' 2010-03-09
For several years now, the religious right has been trying to appropriate the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement. It's an audacious strategy ...
Harvard Crimson: Young Discusses Race, War, Culture 2010-03-09
Young, an associate professor and director of the African and African Diaspora Studies Program at BC, said she is interested in “how the Civil Rights legacy ...
Victoria Times Colonist: Nova Scotia to pardon Canada's 'Rosa Parks' 2010-03-09
Desmond, a black 32-year-old Halifax beautician, became a Nova Scotia civil rights icon on Nov. 8, 1946, when she went into the segregated Roseland Theatre ...
Telos Press: Obama in the Age of the Political Eschaton 2010-03-09
In this way revanchism parallels the civil rights movement.[11] History demonstrates that malleable liberal democratic form absorbs revolution into ...
Omaha World-Herald: Kofoed's lawyer tries to quit 2010-03-09
... in US District Court, where Kofoed was acquitted of four federal charges — mail fraud, falsification of records and two alleged civil rights violations.
NorthEscambia.com: Civil Rights Groups: Murder Near Jay Not Racial 2010-03-09
The recent murder of a Brewton teen at a late night party outside of Jay was not racial — that was the word following a civil rights meeting Monday night ...
Times Herald-Record: Two sides blaming each other after squabble at board meeting 2010-03-09
Times Herald-Record/TOM BUSHEY By Heather Yakin GOSHEN — Civil rights lawyer Michael Sussman and the Democratic Alliance of Orange County spoke out Monday ...
Orangeburg Times Democrat: First black woman elected to SC House dies at 75 2010-03-09
... black woman from South Carolina elected to the Democratic National Committee and the first black woman to serve on the US Commission on Civil Rights.
Staunton News Leader: Mills was keeper of history 2010-03-09
The Civil Rights movement was still 20 years away when Mills, 17, first saw Green in his Army Air Forces uniform, brass, bars and medals covering his chest.
Legalbrief: US schools educated on equal opportunity 2010-03-09
... college preparatory curriculae and to advanced placement courses. The department plans to open similar civil rights investigations at half a dozen colleges.
Winnipeg Free Press: Well-acted production raises plenty of Doute 2010-03-09
... in the Catholic Church, and the Civil Rights and integrated schools movement of the 1960s, with universal truths about human nature and relationships.
Montana Kaimin: California dean says American's civil rights are slipping 2010-03-09
Federal court decisions have sharply reduced Americans' ability to assert their civil rights, said the de ...
The Province: Nigerian death toll hits 528 2010-03-09
... suffered in clashes around the city in January, said Shehu Sani, president of the Civil Rights Congress, whose members are helping in rescue efforts.
The Dartmouth: Daily Debriefing 2010-03-09
The department's Office of Civil Rights will launch more in-depth compliance reviews to assess current procedures and the effect of district-level measure ...
Daily Californian: A Race for Tolerance 2010-03-09
... qualified for the position and has had extensive public service experience dealing with racial issues, including affirmative action and civil rights.
San Francisco Chronicle: Oakland, woman settle rights suit for $10000 2010-03-09
A 27-year-old woman who claimed that Oakland police had arrested her without cause and treated her roughly has settled her federal civil rights lawsu ...
The MIT Tech: Nigerians raise death toll from ethnic violence to 500 2010-03-09
Shehu Sani of the Nigerian Civil Rights Congress said in a telephone interview on Monday that members of his organization had counted 492 bodie ...
Idaho State Journal: BLM cites Watersheds Project chief 2010-03-09
A federal court ruled the state violated the civil rights of Younger by not allowing him to bid for grazing leases. The court ruled the Idaho Constituti ...
San Francisco Chronicle: 'I am gay,' state Sen. Roy Ashburn acknowledges 2010-03-09
"I don't know if he will suddenly see the light and start voting for every civil rights bill. It's a process," Kuehl said. Ashburn also was taking heat ...
DimeWars: Hattie McDaniel's Legacy Extends Beyond Oscars Into Civil Rights 2010-03-09
Hattie was an active civil rights activist, determined in seeing integration in her lifetime: "Hattie McDaniel lived in West Adams on Country Club Drive.
News & Observer: Pollitt's strong voice 2010-03-09
Pollitt fought many tough battles on the front lines of civil rights law and advocacy. Perhaps they seemed less daunting in light of his experiences as ...
Bridgeport News: Finch: Making the difficult decisions today to position the city for ... 2010-03-09
Education is the civil rights issue of our time, and we must work together to effect the changes our children deserve. President Obama's Race to the Top ...
Presseurop: A fight that's far from over 2010-03-09
The weekly Focus has been accused of regularly referring to men as the "weakened sex," which TAZ believes will pave the way for a new civil rights movement.
Las Vegas Sun: Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence 2010-03-09
The bodies of the dead lined dusty streets in three villages south of the regional capital of Jos, local journalists and a civil rights group said Sunday.