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We are not as divided as we think

Civil rights are not something that can be won by blacks, Latinos, Jews or Asians alone. This point was made by various speakers who were not Latino but participated in the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) conference in Chicago this week. The President and CEO of the NAACP, Benjamin Todd Jealous, who spoke Tuesday... Read more »

By Teresa Puente,
July 28, 2009 at 5:08 pm

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How do we fight hate crimes?

How do we fight hate crimes? At the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) conference in Chicago a group of leaders said the only way to do this is to band together. It doesn’t matter how many Minutemen show up (just a few) to protest the conference outside McCormick Place. Check out the video made... Read more »

By Teresa Puente,
July 26, 2009 at 4:38 pm

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