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Black employees accuse US Marshals Service of denying promotions because of race
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Black employees of the U.S. Marshals Service filed a racial discrimination lawsuit Wednesday, saying they have been denied promotions by managers who belittled them as lazy. The suit in U.S. District Court seeks broad changes in job...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Laws, Prosecution, Employees, Labor Legislation
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Ellen DeGeneres airs video against gay marriage ban
The Associated PressEllen DeGeneres has made a public service announcement urging California voters to oppose a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage. DeGeneres married actress Portia de Rossi on Aug. 16, two months after the California Supreme Court ruling...Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Gays and Lesbians, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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SunSentinel's Olmeda new president of journalists organization
SunSentinel.comRafael Olmeda, immediate past president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a senior writer at the SunSentinel, has been elected president of UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. Olmeda was chosen by UNITY's board of directors at its fall...Tags: Florida International University, National or Ethnic Minorities, National Government, Government
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BSO forms task force to fight hate crimes
SunSentinel.comThe Broward Sheriff's Office today announced the creation of a task force to combat hate crimes and a complementary organization to reach out to the county's diverse communities. "I have zero-tolerance for non-tolerance," said Sheriff Al Lamberti,...Tags: Broward County, Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Assault
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U.S. scores against Mexico in landing Jose Francisco Torres
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn the end, it could have come down to a coin flip. Heads, and Jose Francisco Torres would put on the green jersey and play for Mexico, the land of his father, Francisco. Tails, and Torres, who turns 21 later this month, would wear the red, white and...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, World Cup, Multi-Sport Events, Damarcus Beasley, Beijing Games
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Obama, McCain: Jewish vote at stake
The Swampby Mark Silva COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - A Battle Royale is brewing in the sprawling retirement condo community of Wynmoor, where two 90-year-old women, Gertrude Weinberg and Vivian Becker, were hauled into the main office and told to stop posting......Tags: Rivers, Coconut Creek, Tampa, Sarah Silverman, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Debates drawing big TV audiences in Baltimore
Bishop Douglas I. Miles has lately been preaching a little something extra to his congregants at Koinonia Baptist Church in Northeast Baltimore - the gospel of tuning in to the presidential debates. His congregation listened - as did many others in the...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), National or Ethnic Minorities, Food and Dining Culture, Morgan State University, Charles Theatre
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A 'Chocolate' perspective
The presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama has already inspired several in-depth explorations of race, ranging from CNN's Black in America documentary in July to Ted Koppel's report The Last Lynching, which aired on Discovery Monday. Tonight on...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Maya Angelou, Martin Short, Jay Leno, Barack Obama
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Fight At Restaurant Leads To Intimidation Charge
A Massachusetts man is accused of taunting and fighting with a lesbian couple at a Connecticut restaurant, and police say he brought up last week's Connecticut Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriages. Daniel Dabrowski, 26, of Boston, was...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Prosecution
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•11:30 a.m. — Fashion show and luncheon to benefit scholarship fund of the Suburban Women's Club of West Hartford. The Farmington Club. 162 Town Farm Road, Farmington. 860-521-2967. •12:15 p.m. — Discussion on gay, lesbian,...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Scranton, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, West Hartford
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NY court to hear challenge in gay marriages case
A midlevel state appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on whether New York's policy granting benefits to gay couples legally married elsewhere should stand. In March, Acting state Supreme Court Justice Thomas McNamara upheld the 2007...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Eliot Spitzer, Court Administration, Gays and Lesbians, Local Authority
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Survey finds that blacks contribute far less to company retirement plans, have less savings
AP Business WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ In the midst of historic volatility on Wall Street there is a continuing trend of blacks saving and investing less than whites, according to a survey released Wednesday. The difference is attributed to various social and cultural reasons...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Mutual Funds, Government, Stock Broking, Financial and Business Services
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