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  • July 2008

    • No Stopping Gay Marriage's Mass. Appeal

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 17, 08 1:54 PM CDT

      No Stopping Gay Marriage's Mass. Appeal

      With Massachusetts legislators set to repeal a law ex-Gov. Mitt Romney hoped would prevent the state from becoming “the Las Vegas of same-sex marriage,” Gail Collins, in the New York Times , looks at the march toward equality. For one thing, with the economy the way it is, “becoming the Las Vegas of anything whatsoever began to sound like a good deal." More »

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      Mitt Romney  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • tourism  • civil rights  • Massachusetts  • interracial marriage

    • Obama to NAACP: 'Seize Responsibility'

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 15, 08 4:44 AM CDT

      Obama to NAACP: 'Seize Responsibility'

      Barack Obama stood firm on his message to blacks of personal responsibility in his speech to the NAACP convention yesterday, reports the Chicago Tribune . The candidate, accused by Jesse Jackson last week of "talking down to black people," revisited his theme of personal accountability while stressing that responsibility also must be demanded from Washington and Wall Street. More »

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      Barack Obama  • civil rights  • African-American voters  • black community  • African-Americans  • NAACP

    • AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT

      AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

      The American Medical Association is to offer a full apology today for more than a century of racism against African Americans, reports the Washington Post. The country's largest medical association effectively barred black doctors for many years and stayed silent while the country was divided on efforts to end racial discrimination. More »

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      doctor  • racism  • civil rights  • African Americans  • discrimination  • apology  • American Medical Association

    • Don't Forget About the Other Jesse Helms

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 5, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      Don't Forget About the Other Jesse Helms

      Many remember Jesse Helms as an unflinching bigot who fought civil rights and foreign aid, but the former North Carolina senator also softened some views and befriended Bono, John Hunt writes in the Wall Street Journal . “Contrary to his reputation, Helms did change his mind,” Hunt notes: He reversed his position on aid to Israel and partnered with Bono to combat AIDS and poverty in Africa. More »

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      North Carolina  • conservative  • civil rights  • Ronald Reagan  • senator  • Republican  • Jesse Helms

    • Real Patriots Criticize the Government

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 4, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      Real Patriots Criticize the Government

      Patriotism is the word of the day, but what does it mean? For Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , it means fighting for your country’s ideals. "I believe I'm lucky to be an American because our founding document embraces the revolutionary idea that any citizen should be able to criticize his government without fear of retaliation," she writes. More »

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      civil rights  • constitution  • patriotism  • freedom of speech

    • Ex-Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

      newser  |  News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jul 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Ex-Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

      Jesse Helms, a polarizing figure who represented North Carolina in the US Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2003, died today in Raleigh, the News & Observer reports. He was 86. A pro-segregation TV commentator before entering national politics, the first Republican senator from North Carolina since Reconstruction opposed virtually every piece of civil rights legislation that crossed his desk. More »

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      North Carolina  • conservative  • civil rights  • Republican  • Senate Republicans  • segregation  • conservatives  • Senate GOP  • Jesse Helms

  • June 2008

    • Obama's Rise Sparks Affirmative Action Debate

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 14, 08 6:52 AM CDT

      Obama's Rise Sparks Affirmative Action Debate

      Barack Obama's ascent to the verge of the presidency has stoked the debate on affirmative action, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some wonder how far an African-American will have to rise for the playing field to be declared level, while others point to continued inequality and argue that Obama doesn't represent the experience of the average black American. More »

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      Barack Obama  • race relations  • civil rights  • affirmative action

    • Superhero Dads Protest on Lawmaker's Roof

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 08 4:38 PM CDT

      Superhero Dads Protest on Lawmaker's Roof

      Two dads in superhero getups climbed on a British lawmaker's roof today to demand their rights, the AP reports. A fathers' group staged the protest to promote paternal access rights, after talks with 10 Downing St. broke down. “We are now resuming a full-scale campaign of direct action,” said the founder of Fathers 4 Justice. "F4J is now the last line in the defense of fatherhood.” More »

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      protests  • civil rights  • father  • superhero  • Britian  • costume  • British officials  • Harriet Harman

  • May 2008

    • Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  May 28, 08 9:09 AM CDT

      Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

      The Philadelphia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America is locked in a legal battle with the city over the group's refusal to enroll gays. Philadelphia gave the Scouts an ultimatum to quit their historic city-owned headquarters—or pay a new fair-market annual rent of $200,000. The Scouts have responded with a federal civil rights lawsuit and are digging in for a long battle, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • civil rights  • Philadelphia  • gays  • Boy Scouts of America  • United Way

    • NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fiancée at Protests

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 7, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fianc&eacute;e at Protests

      New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots, the New York Post reports. Dozens were arrested, including two of Bell's friends who survived the 2006 shooting. More »

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      New York City  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • racial tension  • Sean Bell

    • Woman Who Defied Interracial Marriage Ban Dies at 68

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 5, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      Woman Who Defied Interracial Marriage Ban Dies at 68

      Mildred Loving, whose challenge to Virginia law led to the Supreme Court decision overturning bans on racially mixed marriage, has died at the age of 68. Loving, who was black, and her white husband Richard pleaded guilty to “cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth” before their suit led to a landmark civil-rights ruling in 1967. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • obituary  • race relations  • civil rights  • interracial marriage

  • April 2008

    • After Bell Shooting, NYPD Awaits Its Own Verdict

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 26, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      After Bell Shooting, NYPD Awaits Its Own Verdict

      A New York judge yesterday cleared the detectives who fatally shot Sean Bell, but the NYPD is awaiting its own verdict, after the case provoked charges of shoddy undercover police work. The shooting “revealed significant deficiencies in supervision, tactical planning, communications and management accountability,” said the Queens district attorney. The case’s chief prosecutor added, “This was a slipshod operation.” More »

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      New York  • police  • trial  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • Sean Bell  • verdict

    • Sharpton: Bell Verdict 'Abortion of Justice'

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 25, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Sharpton: Bell Verdict 'Abortion of Justice'

      Rev. Al Sharpton blasted today's acquittal of three NYPD officers who killed an unarmed man in a 50-slug fusillade in 2006, CNN reports. "Justice didn't miscarry," Sharpton said. "This was an abortion of justice. Justice was aborted." Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged citizens to respect the “authority” of the court; meanwhile, the Justice Department is considering civil-rights charges, Reuters reports. More »

    • Arizona's Black Leaders Haven't Felt the Mac Love

      newser  |  Politico  |  Apr 8, 08 2:26 PM CDT

      Arizona's Black Leaders Haven't Felt the Mac Love

      John McCain has "pretty well zero relationship" with African Americans in his home state, says one prominent civil rights leader, and many others say they've never even gotten their senior senator's attention—much less met him. McCain's perceived indifference may be one thing in Arizona, and quite another in the event of a general election in which he faces Barack Obama. More »

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      John McCain  • civil rights  • Arizona  • African-American voters  • Jon Kyl

    • Not an Icon, a Man

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 4, 08 6:41 PM CDT

      Not an Icon, a Man

      On the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, the Washington Post looks past the legend at the multidimensional figure scholars and King's associates consider his true legacy. ”His challenge was much bigger than being nice," says historian Taylor Branch. "It was even bigger than race. It was whether we take our national purpose seriously, which is the full promise of equal citizenship." More »

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      race  • race relations  • Jeremiah Wright  • civil rights  • poverty  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Vietnam War  • civil rights movement  • 1960s

    • Roomie Site Can't Match by Gender, Sex Preference

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 4, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Roomie Site Can't Match by Gender, Sex Preference

      Roommates.com is violating fair-housing laws by asking users their gender, sexual preference, and whether they have children, and using that information to match them,  a US Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. Judges said such questions would be illegal if a real estate agent asked them over the phone and don't "magically become lawful when asked electronically," the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      Internet  • civil rights  • website  • housing  • discrimination  • Craigslist  • classified ads  • liability

    • Chinese Rights Advocate Jailed

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 3, 08 8:18 AM CDT

      Chinese Rights Advocate Jailed

      A top Chinese human-rights activist has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for writings and comments considered subversive, the New York Times reports. The case of Hu Jia, 34, been watched closely around the world; critics see it as part of a government crackdown on dissidents in advance of the Beijing Olympics. The US pronounced itself “dismayed” by the move and the EU called for his release. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • civil rights  • sentencing  • human rights activists

  • February 2008

    • Lewis Switches His Support to Obama

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Feb 27, 08 5:15 PM CST

      Lewis Switches His Support to Obama

      After a month of shifting signals, influential congressman John Lewis said today he’s switching his support from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Lewis says he’s unwilling to go against the voters in his Atlanta district—and that Obama “has tapped into something that is extraordinary.” The civil-rights leader irked local African-Americans by lining up behind Clinton early. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • superdelegates  • civil rights  • Atlanta  • African-American voters  • John Lewis

    • Rights Activist Carr Dies at 97

      newser  |  Montgomery Advertiser (Alamaba)  |  Feb 23, 08 4:00 PM CST

      Rights Activist Carr Dies at 97

      Johnnie Rebecca Carr, an early leader in the civil rights movement and compatriot of Rosa Parks, has died of a stroke at age 97, the Montgomery Advertiser reports. Carr helped organize the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1955 after Parks made her famous stand on a city bus. The group's yearlong boycott caught the nation's attention. She later served as the group's president and was active with it until her death. More »

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      race relations  • civil rights  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • boycott  • civil rights movement  • Rosa Parks

    • Spears Pal Strikes Back Against Dad

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Feb 16, 08 7:34 AM CST

      Spears Pal Strikes Back Against Dad

      Britney Spears' former manager and pal Sam Lutfi is trying to liberate her from her family's control by getting her case moved from Los Angeles to federal court, E! reports.  He's arguing in a petition that Jamie Spears is unfit to oversee his daughter's life and that she's being unfairly denied the right to see friends, make phone calls, drive her car, receive mail, and have access to her money. "Sam is at war with Jamie. This is his first strike," a Spears insider told E! yesterday. More »

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      Britney Spears  • civil rights  • Jamie Spears  • federal courts  • conservatorship  • Sam Lutfi  • mental breakdown

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