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Save the Date! 6th Annual Prevent Cancer 5k is September 21, 2014

June 10, 2014

Registration is now open for the 2014 Prevent Cancer 5k Walk/Run. This year’s event will feature a scenic course around Nationals Park and the Capitol…

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Investigation finds Alabama prison system violates federal law, fails to provide adequate medical care

June 10, 2014

An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) has concluded that Alabama’s overcrowded prison system is breaking federal…

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Putting a Societal Safety Cap on Animal Poisons

June 4, 2014

As collateral damage to our war on rodent “pests,” hundreds of children and thousands of pets are exposed to rodenticides each year, with many suffering…

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“Pretty Little Liars” Star Ian Harding Visits Rescued Animals at Fund for Animals Wildlife Center

June 4, 2014

“Pretty Little Liars” star Ian Harding visited The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, to learn about wild animal rescue…

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Stories from the field: Teaching Experience Highlights Inequality in Florida School System

June 2, 2014

By Amir Whitaker My Monday morning routine begins as a group of rambunctious 11th-graders shuffle into their desks at one of Miami’s largest high schools.…

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How Linda Goler Blount is Improving Health Disparities & Health Equity as President & CEO of Black Women’s Health Imperative

May 27, 2014

The Black Women’s Health Imperative (Imperative) is the only organization devoted solely to advancing the health and wellness of America’s 20 million Black women and…

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SPLC Intelligence Report: Deadly radical-right violence examined

May 27, 2014

In the wake of a neo-Nazi’s deadly attack at Jewish facilities in Kansas last month, the new issue of the SPLC Intelligence Report explores the white supremacist…

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Proudly Supporting the Voting Rights Amendment Act

May 27, 2014

By Remington Gregg, Legislative Counse Last June, the day before the LGBT community‘s huge victory in U.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court delivered the broader civil rights…

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Asthma Crisis in the Classroom

May 27, 2014

His teacher thought he was being silly – falling out of his chair, closing his eyes and dropping his head down. In a classroom full…

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Summer Safety & Year-round Precautions to Reduce the Risk of SIDS

May 27, 2014

Now that the weather’s getting warmer, it’s a good time to talk (again!) about the dangers of overheating your baby. Babies are sensitive to extremes…

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Get Naked! You Just Might Save Your Life

May 27, 2014

Did you know that nearly 80,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year? That’s the equivalent of the entire population of Somerville, Massachusetts. Or…

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The Preservation Champion You Might Not Have Heard Of: Mary B. Talbert

May 27, 2014

In 1917, readers of The Crisis magazine, the official publication of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), would have come across a powerful call to…

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