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Brent Wilkes talked about the role of Latino voters in the February 21 Nevada Democratic caucuses and other primary contests before the 2016 presidential election. He responded to telephone…

Leaders of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda announced a national effort to push for comprehensive immigration reform. They discussed the need for a bill that restores the rule of law, provides a…

Supporters of same-sex marriage held a rally outside the Supreme Court, on the first day it considered two cases on the rights of same-sex couples to marry. The rally was organized by…

Panelists discussed the impact of African American and Latino voters in the 2012 election. Many of their remarks were focused on new voter identification laws in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas,…

Leaders of Latino organizations spoke to reporters and answered questions public policy initiatives in advance of the Republican and Democratic conventions.

The Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee met to determine its 2012 platform recommendations. On day two of the proceedings, dozens of witnesses spoke about various…

Brent Wilkes talked about the role of Hispanic voters in 2010 midterm elections and civic group efforts to increase Hispanic voter participation, and he responded to telephone calls and…

Community leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions about their concerns over the Obama administration’s immigration enforcement policies, particularly about the impact of detention…

Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary held a press conference to speak in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination for Supreme Court Justice.

Brent Wilkes talked about the role the Hispanic vote will play in determining the outcome of this year’s presidential election and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. He also talked…

The League of United Latin American Citizens opened their 79th Annual LULAC National Convention, announcing a five-point plan to increase the diversity in federal government by reaching out…

Stephen Johnson spoke about employment policy and operations of the Environmental Protection Agency during a conference on under-representation of Hispanics in the federal government.

The guests talked about immigration reform with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program.

Ms. Brown talked about Hispanic voter education, community outreach, and educating officials about the issues of concern to Hispanics.

Representatives of traditional private civil rights organizations testified about growing racial disparities and inequities, and about civil rights enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice.…

Representatives of organizations that promote civil rights testified that the Justice Department Civil Rights Division has not enforced laws. Topics included voting rights, specific cases…

A rally was held on Capitol Hill to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Social Security. The American Association of Retired Persons also released its new survey that tracked public…

Rev. Jackson and others announced a March to the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, DC on September 13, 2002 to protest the Justice Department’s “closed door” policy to the civil rights,…

Participants from the National Council of La Raza talked about Mexican President Vicente Fox’s upcoming state visit to address concerns over reports that the White House may be slowing down…

Officials spoke to reporters about the Bush administration education proposals.