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Alabama woman, at 94, reflects on poll taxes, literacy tests and new efforts to limit voting
by Booth Gunter Dorothy Guilford has a simple message for politicians who enact laws making it harder for minorities, the poor and the elderly to…
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Midterms mean high stakes for women voters
By Krystal Ball For many voters and political observers, the big question in the 2014 midterm election is which party will end up in control of the U.S.…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Courageous Step Forward
Today in an op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly took a courageous step forward. In doing so, he committed himself to using the…
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The Police’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
By Nathan Freed Wessler It used to be that when police violated a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights through an unconstitutional search, evidence derived from the…
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Alaska Legislature honors NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller
Last week at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Annual Convention, the Alaska State Legislature honored the professional life and work of NARF Staff Attorney Heather…
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Beauty, grace and Down syndrome. Dancer Lives #lifewithoutlimits.
Mikayla Holmgren has been dancing since she was a little girl. When she’s dancing, she’s in her element. Just like any other dancer, she’s pushed…
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‘Disease you’ve never heard of’ does not stop 10-year-old and family seek better treatment, cure
By Patti Borda Mullins White gauze bandages cover 10-year-old Erik Barnes from neck to toe every hour of every day, except right after a bath.…
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SPLC urges investigation of Louisiana program failing at-risk children
The SPLC urged federal officials today to investigate Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care program, which is failing to prevent young people with severe behavioral health…
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Former foster youth in the 1% as she goes for her master’s degree
Sade is a motivational speaker who talks about her foster care story and how an Aunt and a “time out” in the foster care system…
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Amnesty International: Ferguson police committed human rights abuses during Michael Brown protests
By Terrence McCoy Just before midnight on Aug. 19, a longtime local cop named Ray Albers trained his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle on a protester in Ferguson, Mo.,…
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NAD & RID: Statement on Interpreting Services and the Media
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) come together in collaboration and in support to…
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Students set to break social barriers during National Mix It Up at Lunch Day
An estimated 1 million students across the country will step out of their cliques and challenge stereotypes today as part of National Mix It Up at…
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