Is the Washington Redskins' name racist? We'll never know because the Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case brought by American Indian activists. But the battle may not be quite over. What's next?
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In a historical summit of American Indian tribes at the White House, President Obama pledged to improve relations between the federal government and American Indian tribes.
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President Obama signed The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act (HCPA) into law. This historic action makes it a federal crime to assault a person because of sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and is a major victory for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. What's next in the fight for LGBT rights?
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Has the current economic crisis changed the way employees evaluate their job experiences or view their job security? Of course. But how do these perceived experiences differ by age?
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Rush Limbaugh is out of a group bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. Why? He claims it's an effort to prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who's conservative. Here's what others say.
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Would you use an iPhone application that you felt demeaned women? Online communities are asking themselves this after PepsiCo released a controversial promotional product recently.
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In a surprising move, the Nobel Committee awarded Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his outreach to the Muslim world and for spurring key initiatives in the nuclear disarmament race. Read the full announcement here.
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When McDonald's launched 365Black.com, they thought they were reaching out to the Black community. But is the site stereotyping Blacks? Why are bloggers incensed?
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Despite the national outcry, the white police officer who arrested Harvard's Prof. Skip Gates refuses to apologize. Find out why President Obama is saying there's still work to be done.
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Pre-eminent Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. was arrested for disorderly conduct after trying to get into his own home. Is it racial profiling? Find out why leading Black scholars believe the Cambridge police department's lack of cultural competence led to this incident and how organizations can avoid similar mistakes.
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How could this happen twice? One company, FedEx, made it on to two major workplace-inclusiveness lists without having same-sex domestic-partner benefits. What happened next? Who kicked FedEx off and who didn't?
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