WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Thomas Silverstein, counsel for fair housing and community development project and Diane Glauber, director for fair housing and community development project, at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, have issued a public comment on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing". The comment was written on March 16, 2020, and posted on March 19, 2020: * * * On behalf of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Righ more ST

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The national Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) has submitted a letter to Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting, asking her to investigate school practices that may include the unfair discipline of Black students with disabilities and segregative assignments to schools for those students. The Lawyers' Committee has also asked Secretary Bunting  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release on March 23: * * * - The Court's Decision Weakens 19th-Century Civil Rights Law, Imposing a Burdensome Pleading Standard on Victims of Discrimination * * * The United States Supreme Court instructed a lower court to reconsider its ruling in a discrimination case involving National Association of African American Owned Media (NAAAOM) and Comcast. The decision issued by the Court weake more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on March 25: * * * - Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Selena Among Inductees * * * The gentle sounds of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"; Russ Hodges' thrilling play-by-play of the National League tiebreaker between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951; the Village People's international dance anthem, "Y.M.C.A."; "Cheap Trick at Budokan"; and the original 1964 Broadway cast recording of "Fiddler on the Roo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery announces the second season of its PORTRAITS podcast, which explores the real stories of extraordinary people. In season two, the Portrait Gallery's director and podcast host, Kim Sajet, will chat with historians and thought leaders to explore how a single moment in time can contribute to a long-lasting legacy for some, while a lifetime of daily activism for others  more PR