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1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Inducted in the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Fame
Posted by on June 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM EDTOn Saturday, June 4, 2011, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis inducted 1,300 participants from the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike into the Labor Hall of Fame.
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Champions of Change: Creating a Path to Transgender Equality
Posted by on June 9, 2011 at 11:15 AM EDTDee Dee Chamblee, Executive Director and Founder of LaGender Inc., commemorates the 30th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS pandemic by highlighting gender identity education and equal rights for every American.
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Ensuring Technology is Accessible for All Students
Posted by on June 2, 2011 at 5:56 PM EDTThe U.S. Department of Education takes steps to better serve the needs of students with disabilities by encouraging schools to improve their learning models and include emerging technologies in their daily lessons.
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Winning the Future for LGBT Americans
Posted by on June 1, 2011 at 6:06 PM EDTKicking off Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, the Office of Public Engagement has launched a new webpage, Winning the Future: President Obama and LGBT Americans.
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Defending the Rights of the LGBTQ Community
Posted by on May 26, 2011 at 5:03 PM EDTThe Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime has released a grant program designed to ensure that all crime victims, including LGBTQ individuals, receive comprehensive, quality services and are afforded fundamental rights.
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Meet Lisa Garcia
Posted by on May 18, 2011 at 6:49 PM EDTLisa A. Garcia, chief of staff for U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, talks about her role in ensuring that trade agreements provide benefits like exports and jobs here at home.
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An Historic Meeting at the White House with Memphis Sanitation Workers
Posted by on April 29, 2011 at 2:04 PM EDTEight survivors of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike visited the White House recently, bringing their memories of that struggle and of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jared Bernstein writes about their visit.
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West Wing Week: "Final Adjustments"
Posted by on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 AM EDTThis week, the President celebrated Easter, worked on short term and long term ways to get away from high gas prices, pledged support for Alabama and other states in the South hit by devastating storms and announced new key members of his National Security team.
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Improving Latino Education to Win the Future
Posted by on April 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM EDTA new report from the Department of Education shows the long-term economic importance of educational opportunity for the Latino community.
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Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of the Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group
Posted by on April 21, 2011 at 6:24 PM EDT
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