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National Broadband Plan Aims to Close Digital Divide

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 5:22 PM
Posted by Alexander Davis

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week released its anticipated National Broadband plan, which aims to bring access to high-speed-internet to 100 million homes by 2020.

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Categories: Media & Technology  

Research on Childhood Obesity Highlights Need for Prevention

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 2:55 PM
Posted by Christian Motley

New research released in the most recent issue of the medical journal, "Pediatrics," suggests that minorities may be disproportionately likely to become obese.

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Categories: Health Care  

Financial Reform Legislation Introduced in Senate

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 11:48 AM
Posted by Tyler Lewis

Yesterday, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D. CT, introduced legislation to reform the nation's financial system.

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Categories: Housing & Lending  

Civil Rights Book Club: 'Blood Done Sign My Name' by Timothy B. Tyson

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 2:41 PM
Posted by Alexander Davis

Blood Done Sign My Name" is a well-researched historical account of the 1970 murder of Henry Marrow, a black Vietnam vet, by three White men.  It is also an emotionally charged autobiography of author Timothy Tyson as it intertwines Tyson's coming-of-age experiences and commentary with the story of the hate crime that widened the racial chasm in the town of Oxford, North Carolina.

Amidst the fear, anger, hate, and confusion of the Jim Crow South, "Blood" tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement from Tyson’s perspective as a Southern White man.  Tyson's spirited journey to break the "white veil of silence" as well as to penetrate the social "race line" in Oxford delivers a classic portrait of American history in an unforgettable time.

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Categories: The Leadership Conference  

Utah Legislature Rejects Bid to Put Anti-Equal Opportunity Measure on 2010 Ballot

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 9:39 AM
Posted by Tyler Lewis

Last night, the Utah House of Representatives adjourned for the year without voting on HJR 24, a resolution to place an anti-equal opportunity measure on the state's 2010 ballot.

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Categories: Equal Opportunity  

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