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U.S. Education Department Takes On Bullies

Colleges and K-12 schools risk loss of federal funding if they ignore bullying and harassment, says Education Department letter being distributed to 15,000 schools and school districts and 5,000 colleges.

October 26, 2010

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Historian Researches Berkshires for Black History Project

The research of Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed in uncovering Black history in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts has gained national attention.

October 6, 2010

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EEOC Accuses Calif. University of Discrimination

A federal agency that fights work place discrimination says a private Southern California university denied tenure to a Black professor due to her race and later fired her.

September 21, 2010

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Some Job-screening Tactics Challenged as Discriminatory

Companies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that could hurt Blacks and Hispanics.

August 12, 2010

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Perspective: A Fulbright Experience in Hungary

Hungary’s Roma population and Black Americans share similar social and political struggles.

August 11, 2010

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Perspective: First Lady’s Spain Trip Stirs Up Reflections of America’s Past

It seemed surprising that two days before first lady Michelle Obama’s recent visit to Spain, the U.S. State Department removed a warning about Spain’s alleged treatment of African-American travelers.

August 10, 2010

African-American

ACLU, Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Arizona Law

The American Civil Liberties Union, along with national and Arizona-based civil rights organizations, filed a legal challenge Monday to Arizona’s tough new immigration law.

May 17, 2010

African-American

Kellogg Foundation Commits $75M To Combat Racial Inequality

The Kellogg Foundation has inaugurated an ambitious nationwide campaign to combat racial and ethnic inequality with a five-year, $75 million commitment to award grants to support organizations working to fight racism.

May 11, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Latino and Civil Rights Groups Announce Arizona Boycott

The National Council de la Raza along with other national civil rights and labor organizations announced a boycott against Arizona.

May 6, 2010

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Census Says Women Equal to Men in Advanced Degree Attainment

Women are now just as likely as men to have completed college and to hold an advanced degree, part of an accelerating trend of educational gains that have shielded women from recent job losses.

April 20, 2010

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Obama Administration Reverses Bush on College Sports Equity Policy

The U.S. Department of Education is repealing a Bush-era policy that some critics argue was a way to avoid complying with federal law in providing equal opportunities for female athletes.

April 19, 2010

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Appreciation: John Paul Stevens, Retiring Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Serving on the bench with such giants as Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan, John Paul Stevens may be the last Supreme Court justice who witnessed the raw, unvarnished history of discrimination that precipitated the passage of equal opportunity laws.

April 14, 2010