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FILE - This July 2, 1964 file photo shows President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Standing, from left, are Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill.; Rep. Clarence Brown, R-Ohio; Sen. Hubert Humphrey, D-Minn.; Rep. Charles Halleck, R-Ind.; Rep. William McCullough, R-Ohio; and Rep. Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered one of the most celebrated legislative achievements in U.S. history. Signed on July 2, 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, this law made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and barred unequal application of voter registration requirements. (AP Photo, File)

5 things to know about the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Jesse Holland · July 3, 2014 7:07 am

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2014, file photo, an oil truck sits in a dirt lot near a new housing development in Watford City, N.D. The United States is still growing older, but the trend is reversing in the Great Plains, thanks to a liberal application of oil. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Oil boom fuels drop in age in Great Plains states

Jesse Holland · June 26, 2014 6:47 pm

US-born Latinos hold more jobs than foreign-born

Jesse Holland · June 19, 2014 5:31 pm

Census: Fewer Americans looking to move

Jesse Holland · June 5, 2014 5:06 pm

President Barack Obama, flanked by Attorney Holder Eric Holder, left, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, left, speaks about a report from "My Brother's Keeper," an initiative to expand opportunity for young men and boys of color, Friday, May 30, 2014, during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Magic Johnson to join push to help minority boys

Jesse Holland · May 30, 2014 5:49 pm

Census: Texas has 3 of 5 fast-growing cities

Jesse Holland · May 22, 2014 5:12 am

In this image provided by the NAACP, Roslyn Brock, right, chairman of the national board of directors for the NAACP, puts a NAACP pin on new national president and CEO, Cornell Williams Brooks on Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The selection of Brooks came as the United States marked the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which outlawed segregation in public schools. The lawsuit was argued by the organization's legal arm. (AP Photo/NAACP, J. Adams)

New NAACP leader: I’m Brown v. Board beneficiary

Jesse Holland · May 17, 2014 3:06 pm

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Segregation gains ground 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education

Jesse Holland · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Lyle Alderson, left, a former teacher, with his wife Jan Alderson, a high school science teacher, both of Overland Park, Kansas, and Kevin Gilbert, 42, of Ridgeland, Miss., right, a member-at-large on the National Education Association (NEA) executive committee and a former social studies teacher and coach, are interviewed in Washington on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Mrs. Alderson is a National Teacher Hall of Fame inductee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students

Jesse Holland · May 5, 2014 8:08 am

First lady Michelle Obama, center, takes her seat with Joel McHale, star of the NBC series Community, at left, and President Barack Obama, at right, during the centennial dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House reporters honor black journalist

Jesse Holland · May 4, 2014 3:47 am

Military to review hair rules after complaints

Jesse Holland · April 29, 2014 9:03 pm

NAACP, others want meeting with NBA commissioner

Jesse Holland · April 29, 2014 7:21 pm