Read more Civil Rights Act stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5774/civil-rights-act.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:57:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35708/some-blacks-think-obama-could-threaten-progress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite being a landmark in black American history, Barack Obama’s pending nomination could stall civil rights progress, some blacks say, because his success could fuel an argument that racial divisions have been healed, the New York Times reports. The danger is “that we declare victory,” a sociologist said. “Historic as...http://www.newser.com/story/35708/some-blacks-think-obama-could-threaten-progress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 8:43:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25473/equal-pay-bill-blocked-in-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton and Barack Obama interrupted their rival campaigns yesterday to vote together on a bill that would make it easier for women to sue employers for pay discrimination. But their moment of unity proved fruitless as Senate Republicans blocked the bill, likely killing it for the rest of the...http://www.newser.com/story/25473/equal-pay-bill-blocked-in-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Apr 2008 3:34:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16165/invoking-king-may-backfire-for-clinton-in-sc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe highest-ranking African American in Congress, Rep. Jim Clyburn, is reconsidering his neutrality in South Carolina’s Democratic primary after comments by Hillary Clinton he perceived as “denigrating” Martin Luther King. Competing with Barack Obama over the legacies of JFK and MLK, Clinton said: “King’s dream began to be realized when...http://www.newser.com/story/16165/invoking-king-may-backfire-for-clinton-in-sc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jan 2008 16:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11208/house-bans-bias-against-gays-at-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt took more than 30 years, but House Democrats today passed a bill banning workplace discrimination against homosexuals, the New York Times reports. Thirty-five Republicans joined 200 Democrats to pass the legislation, which would amend the Civil Rights Act and safeguard workers against discrimination because of their “actual or perceived...http://www.newser.com/story/11208/house-bans-bias-against-gays-at-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Nov 2007 22:14:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7141/save-the-whales-but-forget-the-delta-smelt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Endangered Species Act , enacted in 1973 to protect the likes of the bald eagle and the California grizzly, is in desperate need of overhaul, the Economist argues. The act’s latest ravagement is the protection of the delta smelt, a three-inch fish a judge deemed important enough late last month...http://www.newser.com/story/7141/save-the-whales-but-forget-the-delta-smelt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Sep 2007 5:16:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2622/high-court-curbs-pay-bias-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court severely limited the right of women to sue employers over pay discrimination in a stormy 5-4 decision yesterday. A lone woman employee at a tire factory sued because she was paid less than male coworkers over her long career; the court held that such charges must be...http://www.newser.com/story/2622/high-court-curbs-pay-bias-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 May 2007 4:55:46 CDT