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Hockey interest among minorities gaining speed, NHL says
When the Blackhawks take to the ice, Michelle Secor is dressed in her team paraphernalia and watches every face-off, power play and goal, she said. "I was born and raised on the South Side so I have to cheer for our home teams," Secor said as she took a...
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Dustin Byfuglien, Ray Emery, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Jamal Mayers
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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Mount Vernon
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Minority organ donations don't match need
As a healthy black man, Torrey Green once recoiled at the thought of signing up as an organ donor when renewing his driver's license, saying he didn't want his body "defiled" after death. Now the Boca Raton teacher needs a new kidney, and similar...
Tags: Human Interest, Kidney Disease, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Pembroke Pines, Cooper City
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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Entertainment
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On the Supreme Court's docket
Here are the top cases that the Supreme Court is expected to decide in the next two weeks: California's Proposition 8: Does the California ballot measure limiting marriage to a man and a woman deny same-sex couples their right to the equal protection of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Anti Trust Crime, Defense of Marriage Act, Voting
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Galewood Crossings at a crossroad
When its sales office opened in 2006, Enclave at Galewood Crossings was touted as an upscale, gated community of almost 200 single-family and multifamily homes built on the largest undeveloped piece of land left within the city limits. Now Chicago...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Property, Chicago Housing Authority, Punishment
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Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...
Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Teaching and Learning
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Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset
TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...
Tags: Politics, Islam, Iran, Bashar Assad, Prisons
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Hassan Rowhani, cleric known as a pragmatist, wins Iran election
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, who a week ago was viewed as a long-shot candidate, was declared Iran’s next president on Saturday after capturing more than half of the votes cast Friday in national elections. Rowhani, a 64-year-old cleric with a...
Tags: Mohammad Gharazi, Saeed Jalili, Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Iran
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Rowhani appears headed to landslide win in Iran elections
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, a cleric embraced by reformists and moderates as an alternative to the nation’s hard-line leadership, appeared headed toward a landslide victory Saturday in elections to succeed Iranian President Mahmoud...Tags: Mohammad Gharazi, Crime, Law and Justice, Saeed Jalili, Politics, Iran
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Housing discrimination hasn't disappeared
The reassuring story of desegregation in America has gotten a lot of play these last few years. Black migration to suburbs and an influx of immigrants, we're told, have relegated all-white neighborhoods to the ash heap of history. It’s “THE...
Tags: Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Real Estate, Discrimination, Social Issues
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Baltimore police form new advisory council on LGBT issues
Making good on a promise by Baltimore police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts after the severe beating of a gay East Baltimore man, the city Police Department announced Friday a special advisory council to help improve its relations with the lesbian, gay,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony W. Batts, Hate Crimes, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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