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Remembering Vincent Chin: The Passion and Agony of a Community

June 30, 2014

I don’t know why I didn’t do it this year. Maybe because it’s too painful, and rounded-year anniversaries give us an easy excuse to let…

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Reflections of a Daughter of a Prostate Cancer Survivor

June 30, 2014

By Melissa Stewart I can remember sitting in the San Francisco airport on an August afternoon in 2008. I was annoyed because my flight was…

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“Orange Is the New Black’s” trailblazing portrayal of foster care

June 30, 2014

In this excerpt from a new Salon.com article, which takes a look at how the hit show “Orange is the New Black” is “trailblazing in…

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Feed the Children & FNS Team Up Through Summer Food & Education Program

June 27, 2014

As one of the largest international charities based in the United States, Feed the Children’s mission is to provide hope and resources for those without…

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Kenneth Cole and HRC Partner in Celebration of Marriage Equality

June 24, 2014

Famed designer and activist Kenneth Cole once again joins the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in raising awareness for marriage equality for everyone, everywhere. The limited-edition t-shirt…

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America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

June 24, 2014

Since 1988, the National Trust has used its list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places to raise awareness about the threats facing some of…

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How Big Tobacco Has Made Cigarettes So Much Deadlier Than They Used To Be

June 24, 2014

By Tara Culp-Ressler Fifty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general tied tobacco to lung cancer for the first time. Since then, additional scientific research has linked…

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The Drone Memo Cometh

June 23, 2014

By Jameel Jaffer In response to consolidated lawsuits filed by the ACLU and The New York Times, the Second Circuit recently ordered the Obama administration to disclose…

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SPLC Helps Student Get Second Chance at Education

June 23, 2014

By Jennifer Coco, SPLC Staff Attorney This past May, I received a phone call that left me fighting back tears of joy. On the other…

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Thank You for Supporting the D.C. Metro Community Through Do More 24

June 20, 2014

Update:  Thank you to everyone who participated in the Do More 24 day of giving event.  Thanks to you, just over $1 million was raised…

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In Historic Vote, Presbyterian Church Passes Measure Opening Doors to Marriage Equality

June 19, 2014

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), a church with nearly two million members, made history today by affirming the marriages of same-sex…

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Trudging on: The fight for Native American justice, The Slants, and Stephen Guillermo’s posthumous degree

June 19, 2014

A day after the Washington football team’s trademark of the Redskins name was cancelled, activists are cheering, but the effect is the same. We are…

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