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Discrimination

Your religion, race, height, nationality, and even your gender are factors that most people make quick judgments about. Unfortunately, many of these judgments are based on biases and assumptions.

Affirmative Action

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Eliminating affirmative action leads to the re-segregation of higher education.

Disability Rights

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About 600 million people in the world experience disabilities of various types and degrees.

Environmental Racism

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African Americans are 79% more likely to live where industrial pollution causes numerous health hazards…

Gay Rights

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Only 24 states and D.C. include sexual orientation in their hate crime legislation.

Immigration

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Immigrants are an essential element in keeping the American economy strong.

Racial Discrimination

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The large majority of racially motivated hate crimes are against African Americans.

Religious Discrimination

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The overwhelming majority of religiously motivated hate crimes are directed against Jews.

Violence against Women

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1/3 of American women and 1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime…

Women's Rights

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Two-thirds of the world’s children who receive less than four years of education are girls.

Wrongful Imprisonment

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What if you were accused of a crime you didn't commit? Turns out, that is a reality for thousands of…



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Gender-test runner keeps gold

Remember the South African runner, Caster Semenya, whose muscular build fueled questions about her gender? Well, she’s being allowed to keep the gold medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in August.

The eighteen-year-old has also been found innocent of any wrongdoing, but the widely anticipated results of gender tests conducted would not be made public.

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Hate crime hits Puerto Rico

Over the weekend the brutalized body of gay teen George Steven Lopez Mercado was found by the side of a road in Puerto Rico.

The 19-year-old who was a well known figure of the gay community in Puerto Rico, was found on an isolated road in the city of Cayey, a mountain town in the central portion of the island.

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