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William White, Tuskegee Airmen successfully battled racism, America's enemies in WWII
William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he...Tags: Career and Workplace, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Tuskegee Airmen, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
ReutersLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, Africa, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Reuters* Arrested leader Oueremi backed Ouattara in 2011 fighting * Rights groups blame his militia for mass executions * Army officer says Oueremi "will answer for his acts" By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday...Tags: Civil Rights, International Criminal Court, Human Rights, Witnesses, Prosecution
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Rally-goers: Keep sexuality out of Boy Scouts
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.Eagle Scout Zachary Brillhart says scouts are caught in the middle of a political debate that has nothing to do with scouting. "The majority of boys are fine with the current 'don't ask, don't tell' policy," Brillhart said. "Unfortunately, gay rights...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Clubs and Associations, Will Tallman
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Egypt's opposition attacks Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law
ReutersCAIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition bloc said on Saturday that a Muslim Brotherhood-backed bill to regulate human rights groups and other private organisations was an attempt to stifle their work. The National Salvation Front (NSF), an...Tags: Civil Rights, Parties and Movements, Human Rights, Egypt, Crime, Law and Justice
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Racial equity, inclusion still is lacking at UMD, group says
Duluth News TribuneMembers of Duluth's communities of color and their supporters plan to make their voices heard about inclusion and equity at the University of Minnesota Duluth graduation ceremony today. Claudie Washington, president of the Duluth chapter of the NAACP,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, NAACP, Ecosystems, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice
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The main question: Why did Hashimoto open his mouth?
The Japan TimesSince Monday, when news broke that Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader Toru Hashimoto said Japan's wartime "comfort women" system, which forced thousands of young females around Asia into sexual slavery, had been...Tags: Government, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Tokyo (Japan), Osaka (Japan)
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lagos (Nigeria), Religious Conflicts
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Hamid Karzai, Taliban, Parliament, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mecklenburg's interim manager: from quiet engineer to eye of the storm
The Charlotte ObserverDuring his 27 years in local government, Bobbie Shields has worked with little fanfare on some of Mecklenburg County's most significant projects, including the new uptown baseball stadium and the Little Sugar Creek greenway expansion. But the firing...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Charlotte, Civil Rights, BellSouth Corporation, Local Government
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NAACP's Sanderson calls for investigation of black officer's 'racist views'
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerThe president of the local NAACP chapter called Friday for an investigation into the police department's handling of a black police officer who boasted of targeting "'white folks" when writing tickets near Columbus State University. "I am a little bit...Tags: NAACP, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Racism, Police Investigations
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Khartoum behind fresh wave of violence over gold in Darfur: report
Sudan TribuneA new report argues that the Sudanese government's struggle for control of Darfur's gold resources, rather than inter-tribal conflicts is behind the recent surge in violence in the war-torn western region. The report, titled Darfur's Gold Rush: State-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Gold and Precious Material, Government, Civil Rights
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