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One Child Left Behind By Obama's Executive Action

2014-11-24 | One little boy doesn't it know it yet, but he's been left out of the monumental executive decision on immigration made last week, which only affects a fraction of the estimated 11 million undocumented and excludes all of last year's "border children"


The True Nubia Network Launches its Second Season with Dr. Harry Edwards, Social Activist Icon

2014-11-17 | Co-Founder of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, Dr. Edwards helped spawn the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute as an act of protest


Studies Find Prison Education Can Save America Tens of Billions of Dollars

2014-10-27 | Providing post-secondary and academic education to prisoners can cut $60 billion from our national budget every year without cutting existing programs, according to the research of author Christopher Zoukis.


Rwanda Celebrates 10 Years of Mediated Justice, Reports KT Press

2014-10-20 | President Kagame says Africans can learn from another of Rwanda's innovative ways of solving conflict


DUI Blood Test Not Admissible if Medical Attention Refused

2014-10-16 | Arizona Court of Appeals rules that police violated a suspect's rights when she was given an ultimatum of treatment or arrest. Tempe DUI Attorney James Novak calls the ruling "a win for Constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure."


A New Film About African American Fraternities and Sororities Goes Beyond Just Stepping

2014-10-14 | Filmmaker Jarrad Henderson looks to Kickstarter to raise money for a new documentary about the importance and black fraternities and sororities and ask "What is the role of Black Greek Letter Organizations in the 21st Century?"


Rwanda's First Lady Calls For Multi-faceted Fight Against Human Trafficking, Reports KT Press

2014-10-13 | The fight against human trafficking will not be easy if other related vices such as drug abuse and gender-based violence are not tackled concurrently, Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame has told a national consultative forum.


World Events in Israel, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and Russia Make This Year's 9th Annual Homeland Security Professionals Conference the Most Informative to Date

2014-10-08 | This important security conference will be held November 4-6, 2014 in Orlando FL. If you are involved in any aspect of public safety and Homeland Security you can't miss this event!


How Women are Helping Rwanda Heal Genocide Wounds

2014-07-18 | KT Press reports on the remarkable story of reconciliation between genocide widows and wives of the perpetrators.


Hobby Lobby is Only the Beginning According to Book

2014-07-04 | Do you know how the decision will impact other laws now?


Indie Author is First Two-time Winner of Coveted Southern Fiction Award

2014-07-01 | Historical fiction author Jessica James of Gettysburg, PA., to be presented with a second John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction for her latest Virginia-based Civil War novel. James' epic romantic novels have been compared to Gone with the Wind.


Visit the New Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta and Stay at Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel North

2014-06-25 | Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel North provides comfortable accommodations for guests visiting the new Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.


New Book Sets Path to End Poverty, Achieve Higher Employment, and Democratize Economies through Local Action

2014-06-24 | Proposal intended to produce big economic gains for cities, small businesses, nonprofits.


California Resolution for Apology to Chinese Americans Passes Unanimously

2014-06-07 | SJR 23 & SCR 122 pass CA Senate unanimously, requesting U.S. Congress to adopt resolutions of apology to Chinese Americans for enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and formally apologizing for past California anti-Chinese legislation.


PlusInc Launches to Promote the Equal and Fair Treatment of People of All Sizes

2014-05-28 | National nonprofit size acceptance organization strives to better engage advocates, businesses, educational institutions and strategic partners to foster a size-friendly society without discrimination or stigma


Nichols Kaster Partner E. Michelle Drake Appointed to Leadership Position in Target Data Breach MDL

2014-05-16 | Court makes a variety of appointments to leadership positions in Target Data Breach case.


The Law Office of Brian Murray Reports on Information Released Concerning the DACA Renewal Process

2014-05-13 | Immigration attorney Brian Murray explains an important new DACA renewal update.



Associate Tyler J. Moore Joins The Law Offices Of Mathys & Schneid

2014-04-22 | The Law Offices of Mathys & Schneid, a Naperville, Illinois, personal injury law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of a second associate. Tyler J. Moore, a lifelong resident of the Chicago area.


Stamford Agrees to pay $230,000 for Incident of Police Brutality Against Norwalk Woman

2014-04-21 | The City of Stamford has agreed to pay a Norwalk woman $230,000 as the result of a 2009 case of police brutality.