Wade Henderson
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HENDERSON: Student Loan Debt Crisis is a Civil Rights Issue
People of color, poor people and predatory institutions are at the center of this socioeconomic catastrophe. They must also be…
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Black, Latino Parents Wary of Education System
Black and Latino parents have even more pronounced perceptions of racial disparities in the U.S. education system, according to a…
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Census Funding Troubles Latinos, Blacks
Advertisers who decide to cut back on placing ads in newspapers continue to miss opportunities that have proven effective and…
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Civil Rights Leaders Meet with AG Jeff Sessions
Earlier this month, leaders from six civil rights groups met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department to…
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Civil Rights Leaders Oppose Gorsuch Nomination
A week into the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch, Republicans have, as expected, praised him for his decency…
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Brazile, Henderson, Lewis Honored at NNPA’s Torch Awards
The National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA) presented Thursday esteemed individuals in the black community with awards for outstanding work in…
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JACKSON: Why Are Black Republicans Afraid to Speak Out?
As a lifelong, die-hard black Republican, it seems almost impossible to get noticed in the Republican Party.
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Civil, Human Rights Groups Go After Congress on ESSA
Civil and human rights organizations pushed back against Congress after the Senate joined the House of Representatives in using the…
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Sessions Sworn In as AG to Civil Activists’ Dismay
Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general, was sworn in Thursday morning, the culmination of a…
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Catherine Lhamon Elected Chair of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Catherine Lhamon, the U.S. Department of Education's assistant secretary for civil rights, has been elected chair of the United States…
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