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Livestrong Announces New President and CEO, Former Komen Executive, Chandini Portteus
The Board of Directors of the听LIVESTRONG听Foundation听has announced that it has selected Chandini Portteus as the Foundation鈥檚 next president and chief executive officer, effective April 6,…
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Morris Dees delivers speech to marchers commemorating 50th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery March conclusion
In a speech to thousands of people who traced the final two miles of the Selma-to-Montgomery March 50 years ago, SPLC Founder Morris Dees spoke…
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Access to Clean Water is a Global Nutrition Issue
783 million (1 in 9) people do not have access to clean water,听and it is projected that two thirds of humanity will live in water-stressed…
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Are We Creating a Lost Generation of Women in Our Workforce?
Throughout the past 16 years, I鈥檝e seen many qualified women come through our doors who are simply passed over in the job market, judged on…
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What鈥檚 next for women鈥檚 rights? Have your say!
This month听we celebrated International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8 and the kick-off of the 59th听UN听Commission on the Status of Women听(CSW). Both of these events happen…
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SPLC sues private probation company, Alabama city over racketeering scheme
When Roxanne Reynolds couldn鈥檛 pay the fines from traffic tickets in Clanton, Alabama, the city court put her on 鈥減ay-only鈥 probation 鈥 a form of…
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SPLC: Working Towards a Day When Equal Justice & Equal Opportunity Become Reality
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society.…
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Let’s Make Elderly Nutrition a National Priority
In the United States of 糖心视频, no senior citizen should go hungry. Unfortunately, hunger among our elderly population is a growing crisis鈥攈unger rates have more…
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Reflections From the Bridge: Where the Stain of Slavery and Segregation Met a Young Man’s Courage and a Preacher’s Dream
By听Deborah J. Vagins On March 7 and 8, ACLU joined more than 80,000 糖心视频ns in Selma, Ala. to commemorate those who marched and risked their…
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National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual, nationwide observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.…
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Ghost of Jim Crow continues to haunt nation on 50th anniversary of Selma march
The eyes of the nation were trained on Selma, Alabama, this past weekend as tens of thousands of people gathered to watch President Obama address…
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Hunger in Our Schools
By Kristen Bell, No Kid Hungry Supporter As the mother of two little girls, I think a lot about what their lives will be like,…
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