AFT president calls on Sessions, State AGs to take increased action to combat hate

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has sent letters to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and 50 state attorneys general urging a “new level” of action to combat hatred, bigotry and white supremacy following the weekend’s terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Va., and to safeguard the civil liberties of the American people…

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‘Perpetual’ — Thriller driven by Trump era hate announced

The German, the chilling 2011 horror/suspense novel by Lee Thomas, a Bram Stoker and two-time Lambda Literary Award winner, is about to become a feature film. While The German was set in post WWII small town America, the film incarnation is about a Syrian and takes place in present day, Trump era America. Part Fargo, part Brokeback Mountain,…

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‘Billion Dollar Roundtable’ now includes LGBT, disability and veteran-owned businesses in corporate supply chains

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, and the USBLN (US Business Leadership Network), the disability inclusion business resource, have announced that The Billion Dollar Roundtable has voted to expand their criteria of diverse businesses counted toward a corporation’s billion dollar supply chain…

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Civil and Human Rights Coalition calls for Confederate statues to be removed from U.S. capitol

WASHINGTON—Today The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights called for the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol. “As a nation, we must learn from our past. We need not idolize figures who sought to divide our country and advanced racism,” said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil…

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