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Federal Judge rules racism out of Arizona's controversial immigration law

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 14:06

From Restore Fairness blog.

Yesterday, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction on some of the toughest portions of Arizona’s anti-immigration law SB1070 including the power for police to detain anyone “suspected” of being in the country illegally.


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End Racial Profiling Act is introduced as NAACP calls on the Tea Party to reject racism

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 12:40

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Sites of Conscience revive history and value of immigration

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 14:36

(From Restore Fairness blog)


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Asians in higher ed - the sorry spectacle of discrimination

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 19:58

ATTENTION: Blacks are 12% of the population but 80% of the NBA. From now on, all NBA teams must limit the number of blacks on their team to no more than one third the number of spots. That's right, black players will just have to be a tad better, a tad faster, a tad taller than their white counterparts to make the team.


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One Year After Prop 8: Why Asian Americans Should Support Marriage Equality

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 11:11

On November 4th, 2008, Proposition 8 passed in California, eliminating the right to marry for same-sex couples.  One year later, the rights of the LGBT community are again up for a popular vote, in Maine, Washington and Michigan. 

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As a straight ally in the fight for marriage equality, I am often asked why I work on the issue of marriage equality.


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Immigrants afraid to call the police - Rep. Jared Polis, ACLU stand up to Arpaio style enforcement

Thu, 10/22/2009 - 12:18
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In a floor speech delivered today, U.S. Rep.


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Reviving Civil Rights Enforcement ... It's About Time!

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 02:32

Under the nation’s first African American President and U.S. Attorney General, a much welcomed reinvigoration of our federal government’s commitment to civil rights is underway.  As a civil rights advocate, I applaud the DOJ’s refocusing on civil rights and urge that the DOJ’s Civil Rights division, which was established in 1957 during the era of massive civil rights changes, reprioritize its original mission of fighting racial discrimination.


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