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Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), activists, survivors, and advocates for prevention against sexual assault and harassment took part in the “Enough is Enoug…

The National Archives hosts a panel of scholars and historians discussing the Equal Rights Amendment. Introduced in 1923, the constitutional amendment wasn’t passed by Congress until 1972, b…

Black leaders and scholars outlined ways minority groups during a Donald Trump administration can protect such civil rights as the right to vote. They spoke at the Institute of the Black Wor…

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, a…

Panelists talked about racial profiling, gun violence and advancing the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the killing of Trayvon Martin. Moderator Al Sharpton also interviewed the mo…

Panelists talked about the prospects for an increase in the number of women elected to public office in the 2012 elections. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Leaders of women’s rights groups announced their endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for president. In their remarks they spoke about the selection of Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican …

New FCC chairman Kevin Martin testified about his proposal to relax media ownership rules. The other four FCC commissioners and heads of various media groups testified about the plan.

The African American Studies Program held a symposium on black women’s activism in the Civil Rights movement. Dr. Malone imparted her personal reflections about her sister, civil rights acti…

Pro-choice activists from the National Organization for Women and other organizations spoke about the fight for women’s reproductive freedom at a candlelight vigil commemorating the 33rd ann…

Leaders from women’s organizations and university students spoke to reporters in opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito. They talked about concerns that the no…

Coverage of the Million Man March included open phones segments, live crowd shots, interviews with rally participants on the Mall, and speeches by African-American men from all walks of life…

The panelists discussed U.S. policies in the Middle East. Faye Williams asserted that President Bush’s policy supporting Ariel Sharon “has led America into yet another war with Iraq and int…

Panelists talked about the Israeli plan to unilaterally withdraw from parts of Gaza, as well as U.S. actions in Iraq. They criticized Israel and U.S. policy in the Middle East and Iraq, and …

Participants discussed many issues associated with race and gender, including rap music, religion, education, and ways in which black women can affect politics. They stressed that the Africa…

The Center for the Study of Harassment of African Americans organized a meeting about civil rights issues facing the African American community. Members of the board of directors of the Cent…

The Citizen Coalition on Guaranteed Loans, a group made up of labor, human rights, religious and other social groups, held a news conference to announce their opposition to U.S. guarantees o…

The panel discussion focused on reported harassment of African American elected and appointed officials. One focus was the need to stop harassment, not just cope with it. Mary Sawyer is t…

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education sponsored the 15th National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education. The panel talked about leadership and black elected o…

Panelists discussed the existence of black colleges and the role that black elected officials play in their maintenance.