Labor Rally
Labor leaders held a rally on the National Mall calling for workers rights, increases in the federal minimum wage, health care benefits, and fair labor standards.
151 viewsLabor leaders held a rally on the National Mall calling for workers rights, increases in the federal minimum wage, health care benefits, and fair labor standards.
151 viewsThe NAACP held a public forum on civil rights enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice. Topics included the possible congressional renewal of the Voting Rights Act, the District of Colu…
154 viewsPanelists at a day-long conference on Supreme Court issues hosted by the Shorenstein Center talked about the nominations of Harriet Myers and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Among the top…
685 viewsRepresentatives from community, religious, and labor groups spoke about immigration policy. In their remarks they advocated comprehensive immigration reform embracing laborers, tax-paying im…
86 viewsIn the first panel of an afternoon session of State of the Black Union 2006 titled, “Defining the African American Agenda, Part II,” participants focused on the State of the Black Union 2005…
6,808 viewsThe panelists discuss the findings of a new report, “Protecting Minority Voters,” and how these findings will affect the civil rights community. They also talked about their experiences at t…
88 viewsLeaders from civil rights and other advocacy groups spoke in opposition to the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court. They talked about his voting records as a f…
67 viewsDuring the scholar’s forum “Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr.: An African-American Perspective,” a panel discussion was held on the record of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. The panelists …
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