King's daughter to run civil rights organization
Presstv
The Rev. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., has been elected as the next president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Ms. King will be the first woman president of the SCLC, a civil r...
After 40 Years, Age Discrimination Still Gets Second-Class Treatment
New York Times
But when compared with discrimination against racial minorities and women, it is a second-class civil rights issue. The Supreme Court drove its inferiority home again in June of this year, ruling that older workers must show that age was th...
POPCRU celebrates 20th anniversary
Post South Africa
Thousands of POPCRU members have started celebrating the 20th anniversary of their organisation at Seisa Ramabodu stadium in Bloemfontein, the SABC reported on Saturday. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union was formed on November 5, 19...
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse
The Guardian
The year since the Lucero slaying has put a national spotlight on race relations here has seen the U.S. Justice Department launch a probe of hate crimes and police response to them. A national civil rights group released a study that found ...
Fearing backlash, South Asian bodies in US appeal for harmony
Hindustan Times
A Justice Department spokesman said its civil rights division was unaware of any incidents of violence directed against Arab-Americans or Muslim-Americans since the shooting. Hate crimes against Arab Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs rose after...
Muskegon branch of the NAACP plans Nov. 13 dinner
MLive.com
For tickets or for more information, call 722-2200 or 750-7776 The local history of the civil rights organization includes numerous sit-ins, marches, protests and advocacy. The keynote speaker is James Gill, first vice president of the Mich...
Some U.S. Muslims fear backlash after Army base shooting
YAHOO!
Some Arab and Muslim groups said they feared a backlash, although a Justice Department spokesman said its civil rights division was unaware of any incidents of violence directed against Arab-Americans or Muslim-Americans since the shooting.
Gay partnership measure approved by voters
Associated Press
Two national gay rights groups - the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Family Equality Council - say that voter approval of such a measure was a first. Gay equality laws in other states, ranging from civil rights to gay marriage, ...
Weird: Membership-Deprived NAACP Expands to 'All Colors' Inside ...
News Busters
More than any other example, though, the Maine prison chapter has become a kind of symbol of the 100-year-old civil rights group finding its way on the shifting terrain of race. Jealous talks about the chapter frequently, and as he deals wi...
Man tasered by Minneapolis police sues
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The lawsuit seeks, among other things, reasonable damages between $75,000 and $400,000 as well as punitive damages and a jury trial. Goins notes that its claim of civil rights violations is not capped by state law and could exceed $400,000.
Neo-Nazi group to protest immigration in Phoenix march
ABC 15 News
But civil rights leaders say the group is using immigration as a front. "(They are) injecting their vile agenda into what is a legitimate mainstream issue," said Bill Straus with the Arizona chapter of the Anti-Defamation League. Straus say...
Easton, widow of Jesse Sollman reach tentative settlement on eve of ...
LehighValleyLive.com
The settlement comes after the city twice failed to have the civil rights suit dismissed and prior to Monday's trial before U.S. District Court Judge Juan R. Sanchez in Philadelphia. City council is holding a public meeting 6 p.m. Monday to...
The disability paradox
The Guardian
If disabled people have an enhanced awareness of rights and increased expectations of them, then they might be more willing to challenge prejudice and discrimination. At the same time, a better grasp of our legal and civil rights might give...
