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The Leadership ConferenceSpotlight on Humphrey Honoree: Joe SolmoneseMay 6, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis On May 12, the civil and human rights community will honor Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Joe Solmonese with its highest honor, the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award, for his work fighting for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. GW University to Host William Taylor PapersApril 28, 2011 - Posted by Jasmine Harley George Washington University has announced that civil rights champion William L. Taylor’s collection of legal papers, speeches, and historical documents will be housed at its Graduate School of Education and Human Development Gelman Library. Taylor died in June 2010. Advocates Urge Increased Broadband Access for Minority CommunitiesApril 25, 2011 - Posted by Avril Lighty A coalition of national civil rights and labor organizations sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging swift action to broaden the reach of broadband access as an economic imperative for minorities. Spotlight on Humphrey Honoree: Shirley SherrodApril 15, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis On May 12, the civil and human rights community will honor civil and human rights activist Shirley Sherrod with its highest honor, the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award, for a lifelong advocacy on behalf of all working people. 43 Years after King Assassination the Fight for Civil Rights ContinuesApril 5, 2011 - Posted by Brianna Deitrich On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while in Memphis, Tenn., defending the fundamental rights to fair pay, safe working conditions, and an equal voice in solidarity with more than one thousand city sanitation workers on strike for better wages and benefits. This week, the civil and human rights community remembers and honors King’s sacrifice and commitment to economic justice and workers rights by uniting with union members, students, and other advocates for the “We Are One” campaign. Civil and Human Rights Coalition Urges Senate to Oppose 'Riders' in Appropriations BillApril 1, 2011 - Posted by Ron Bigler The Leadership Conference – a civil and human rights coalition of more than 200 organizations – is urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D. Nev., to oppose riders in H.R. 1, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. In a letter to Senator Reid, Wade Henderson, president & CEO of The Leadership Conference, and Nancy Zirkin, executive vice president, write that "approved by the House, many of the provisions in the bill appear driven more by political ideology than a sincere interest in deficit reduction." Spotlight on Humphrey Honoree: Richard TrumkaApril 1, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis On May 12, the civil and human rights community will honor labor leader Richard Trumka with its highest honor, the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award, for a lifelong advocacy on behalf of all working people. VA Honors Civil Rights Legend Dorothy HeightMarch 24, 2011 - Posted by Avril Lighty Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a proclamation to commemorate today as “Dorothy Irene Height Day” to commemorate the life and legacy of the late civil rights icon on what would have been her 99th birthday. Anniversary of Health Care Law Inspires Show of Support from Advocates and BeneficiariesMarch 23, 2011 - Posted by Avril Lighty One year after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, events around the country are highlighting how millions of people are benefiting from the law, providing an opportunity to reinvigorate supporters and to push back against those seeking to repeal or defund of some or all of its provisions. Trumka, Sherrod and Solmonese to Receive Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights AwardMarch 11, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will honor AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, lifelong social justice activist Shirley Sherrod, and Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese at its Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award Dinner to be held on May 12 in Washington, D.C.
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