(C) 2011 The Examiner.  Entire Article retrieved from: http://www.examiner.com/glbt-events-in-providence/the-forgotten-hero-of-mlk-day Across the country today, people of all sexes, races, religions and creeds united to memorialize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Locally, City Year Rhode Island, an AmeriCorps program here in Providence that works hand-in-hand with local middle schools to help improve student performance, led a work project at Gilbert Staurt Middle School.  Said Michael Brown, CEO of City Year: When we started City Year 22 years ago, we wanted our youth service corps to be in the image...


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By Colum Lynch Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 5, 2010; 3:25 PM UNITED NATIONS - The United States submitted Friday at the United Nations to unprecedented public scrutiny of its human rights record, drawing censure from friends and rivals for its policies on detention and the death penalty, but also praise from allies for its candor and willingness to accept constructive criticism. A delegation of top officials, led by Assistant Secretary of State Esther Brimmer, gave diplomats at the U.N. Human Rights Council a detailed account of U.S. human rights shortcomings and the Obama...


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By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer / September 22, 2010 Atlanta In 2004, Eddie Long, one of the richest and most powerful pastors in the black megachurch movement, led a march in Atlanta against homosexuality. This week, Mr. Long faces civil charges, which he has denied, that he took sexual advantage of two teenage boys from his flock. The nature of the complaints in two civil lawsuits and the involvement of one of the black church's most popular leaders have shocked the black community, especially in Atlanta, where Long made his name and fortune. But because Long through his ministry helped perpetuate...


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http://teamthemovement.com/ LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the talk show host who recently apologized for saying the N-word 11 times to a caller on the air, said Tuesday she plans to give up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of this year. The conservative advice maven made the announcement on CNN's "Larry King Live," saying she wants to "regain her First Amendment rights." Schlessinger said she's not retiring or quitting. Instead, she said, she feels stronger and freer to say what she believes needs to be said. "I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart...


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By Adam D. Young AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Today marks the 90th birthday of the legislation that gave women a voice in American government. Martha Hise, president of the Lubbock County League of Women Voters, said she couldn’t imagine a United States without the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The 90 years after the amendment’s ratification would see women elected and appointed to state and national offices, a larger presence of women in the work force and efforts to increase women’s pay. And without efforts to give women the right to vote, Hise’s national organization likely...


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1920: The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, giving women the right to vote. Other Notable Events 1870: Western Australia is granted representative government. 1896: France annexes Madagascar. 1964: South Africa is banned from participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo for refusing to condemn apartheid. 1986: Sudanese rebel group claims responsibility for shooting down Sudan Airways passenger plane in which all 60 people aboard were killed. 1989: In Colombia, leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galan is assassinated outside Bogota, the Medellin drug cartel is suspected. 1995:...


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Picture courtesy of NewsOne for Black America/BlackPlanet. As Social Security approaches its 75th anniversary on Saturday, the program is playing an especially vital role in reducing poverty across America during the worst economic crisis since the Great Recession. If benefits were to be significantly cut, 19.8 million more Americans would be thrust in poverty, according to a recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In addition to supporting the elderly, Social Security is currently keeping more than 1 million children and more than 5 million adults below the age of 65 above...


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Breaking News at teamthemovement.com. By: Joe Garofoli, John Wildermuth,Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writers Thursday, August 5, 2010 Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/05/MNQS1EOR3D.DTL&type=politics#ixzz0vjRFgWbj (08-04) 14:34 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- When a judge struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, he handed gay rights advocates a historic and invigorating victory, but also a temporary one in a long fight that may be heading toward a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. Even as Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's toppling...


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