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Ms. Demeo talked about immigration, voting rights, and fighting terrorism without impairing civil rights. Judge Gonzales delivered the keynote address. Topics included President Bush’s propo…

Congressional leaders, including Minority Whip Senator Harry Reid, D-Nevada, Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and activists talked to reporters abo…

The National Council of La Raza hosted a panel discussion on Race and Ethnicity. Participants focused on how language and culture are being used to discriminate against the Hispanic communit…

Miles Lerman, director of the National Holocaust Museum, introduced the lecture series commemorating the presidential inauguration, “Looking Ahead at the 21st Century.” Harvard Professor Cor…

As part of a lecture series commemorating the presidential Inauguration, “Looking Ahead at the 21st Century,” , Antonia Hernandez talked about her life and about the efforts of her organizat…

Ms. Hernandez spoke about the role of the Latino community in the U.S. political system and its growing visibility in U.S. society. She mentioned how misunderstood the community is in the U.…

The House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from members of Congress, legal experts and others on H.R. 351, a proposal to repeal current laws mandating that all registration and voting …

After meeting with President Bill Clinton at the White House, representatives from women’s rights and civil rights groups talked to reporters about the results of the discussion about affirm…

This event was a discussion of Race in America presented by the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS. The forum explored ideas on multiculturalism, diversity,racial discrimination and m…

Participants discussed the role of race in the American judicial system and their experiences with racism. They recommended methods that might be used to correct these inequalities and contr…

The forum focused on how to increase the number of Hispanic elected officials in the United States. The discussion also focused on how to translate the Hispanic community’s growing numbers i…

Representatives of civil rights organizations opposed to the confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas offered testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. John Buchanan, representing People for…

Leaders of civil rights groups opposed Judge Souter’s confirmation.

Witnesses supporting “pro-choice” for abortion gave testimony opposing Judge Souter’s confirmation, fearing that he would not fully endorse a constitutional right to privacy relating to repr…

The committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Anthony M. Kennedy to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. Michael Martinez (President, National Hispanic Bar Association) and Ant…