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Alabama woman, at 94, reflects on poll taxes, literacy tests and new efforts to limit voting

November 3, 2014

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

November 3, 2014

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

October 30, 2014

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

October 30, 2014

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

October 30, 2014

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.

October 28, 2014

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

October 28, 2014

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

October 28, 2014

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

October 28, 2014

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

October 28, 2014

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

October 28, 2014

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

October 28, 2014

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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