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On the Road in Boyle Heights, CA: Working Toward a Healthy LGBTQ Community
Posted byon April 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM EDTGautam Raghavan visits Boyle Heights, CA for a LGBTQ forum hosted by the Latino Equality Alliance.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. With Our Lives
Posted byon April 4, 2013 at 4:30 PM EDTValerie Jarrett marks the 45th anniversary of the death of one of America’s great heroes and a giant of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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ACHP Adopts Plan to Support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Achieving a Brighter Future for Tribal Nations
Posted byon March 18, 2013 at 11:26 AM EDTThe White House releases the Synopsis of the 2012 White House Tribal Nations Conference. The synopsis encompases the feedback tribal leaders suggested during the conference.
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Dr. Jill Biden Talks with the PTA's Executive Board about Supporting Military Kids in Schools
Posted byon March 12, 2013 at 6:09 PM EDTDr. Jill Biden joins a meeting of the National PTA's Executive Board to talk about the ways parents, educators and school communities can offer important support to children whose parents are serving in the military, and especially those whose moms or dads are deployed overseas.
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President Signs 2013 VAWA – Empowering Tribes to Protect Native Women
Posted byon March 7, 2013 at 8:07 PM EDTPresident Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act into law. This act increases protection for many women, including Native American women.
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Rosa Parks has a Permanent Place in the U.S. Capitol
Posted byon February 27, 2013 at 4:23 PM EDTPresident Obama is on hand for the unveiling of the new Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol
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Honoring Rosa Parks on the 100th Anniversary of her Birth
Posted byon February 4, 2013 at 7:04 PM EDTThe release of a postage stamp honoring Rosa Parks on the 100th anniversary of her birthday commemorates the courage and legacy of the American civil rights icon.
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African American History Month: Celebrating Two Landmark Anniversaries in American History
Posted byon February 1, 2013 at 12:45 PM EDTThis year, African American History Month celebrates two landmark anniversaries in American history, with the theme, “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.”
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LGBT Advocates Welcome President Obama’s Proposal for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Posted byon January 31, 2013 at 12:53 PM EDTPresident Obama's proposal for Immigration Refrom is well recieved by the LGBT community as they offer support for comprehensive reform.
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