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Black farmers protest bar on further claims in discrimination settlement
January 10, 2012The farmers, organized in the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, headquartered in Memphis, held a church rally to highlight the issue.
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Florida GOP attempts to circumvent Roe vs. Wade
January 9, 2012Florida Rep. Charles Van Zant announced that he would move forward on his Florida for Life Act.
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Union women jump into fight for jobless benefits
December 16, 2011The Coalition of Labor Union Women and a wide range of other women's groups are banding together to push their issues to the fore in the 2012 election.
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Latin Americans support UN in condemning violence against women
December 2, 2011Every year governments and human rights groups are supposed to be campaigning for increasing resources and public awareness aimed at ending violence against women.
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An appreciation for Wangari Maathai, the leopard of Kenya
October 19, 2011Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her leadership in Kenya's Green Belt Movement, died Sept. 25, 2011.
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