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...dancers, the Naderites and a fictional sportscaster, I will point out that Katherine Harris is the only person on my list of people lamely compared to a civil rights icon who is actually being sued for "massive voter disenfranchisement of people of color during the presidential election" by the NAACP...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You, Sir, Are No Rosa Parks | 1/26/2001 | See Source »

...Civil rights Once the sole provenance of the NAACP et al., this umbrella term now includes gay and lesbian rights groups - all of whom share a fervent opposition to Ashcroft. The former senator is opposed to affirmative action and earned the deep distrust of black leaders by toppling the federal appointment of Missouri Supreme Court judge Ronnie White (who is black, and who will reportedly testify at Ashcroft's confirmation hearing). Gay rights groups aren't pleased with Ashcroft either: During Senate debate on the Defense of Marriage Act, Ashcroft, who supported the bill, argued that gay behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Ashcroft: The Man the Left Loves to Hate | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...student panelists represented the Asian American Association (AAA), Bisexual Gay Lesbian Transgender and Supporters Association (BGLTSA), Black Students Association (BSA), Campaign for a Living Wage, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the South Asian Association...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, Alex B. Ginsberg, and David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Days of Dialogue Open with Three Panels | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...event, in turn, was sponsored by AAA, Cuban Students Association, SAA, Multi-Cultural Issues Forum, Concilio Latino, BSA and the NAACP...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, Alex B. Ginsberg, and David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Days of Dialogue Open with Three Panels | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...boycott began when, on December 1, 1955, Parks, a secretary for the NAACP, refused to give up her seat to a white woman, violating a municipal...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panelists: Message of Boycott: One Person Can Make a Difference | 11/29/2000 | See Source »

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