Smitherman: City Council’s Financial Priorities Backwards
Find out why the councilman and NAACP chapter president believes the new council is off to a bad start.
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Why Republican Candidates Can’t Stop Talking About Race
The reasons are deeper than you think.
Read MoreHamilton City Police Accused Of Racially Profiling Residents
Find out what happened when the NAACP, the SCLC, and Hamilton city residents took their complaints to city hall.
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NAACP Turns To United Nations For Anti-Voter Suppression Help
The largest civil rights group in America,is petitioning the UN over what it sees as an effort to disenfranchise minority voters ahead of the 2012 election.
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Sharpton, Rangel, NAACP Form Coalition To Denounce Proposed Voting Laws
A coalition of civil rights and labor leaders gathered Tuesday, on the columned steps of New York City Hall to announce a voter rights campaign in opposition to potential new laws that, according to the coalition, disenfranchises minority groups.
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The campaign, “Stand For Freedom” was formally announced at Tuesday’s
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NAACP Calls For NYC “Living Minimum Wage Of $10.00″
NEW YORK — NAACP President Ben Jealous has vowed to fight for a living wage in New York City where the cost of living is higher than most of the rest of the country.
Jealous is in support of a city council bill that would raise the minimum wage in New York to $10 an hour.
Read MoreFormer Cincy NAACP Presidents Voice Support For Streetcar
Former Cincinnati NAACP presidents, Nathaniel Jones and Milton Hilton, spoke at a press conference yesterday to voice their support for building the cincinnati streetcar.
Read MoreD-Day For Streetcar Ballot Measure
Today the coalition against the streetcar will submit its collected signatures to city hall today. The question is, will it be enough to put it on the ballot?
Read MoreJulian Bond, Don Lemon, Wanda Sykes Speak At NAACP, LGBT Forum
LOS ANGELES — The NAACP hosted a LGBT forum at its 102nd national convention to discuss lesbian and gay issues within the Black community.
Civil Rights activist and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and comedienne Wanda Sykes were three of the panelists who spoke before members.
In the town hall styled forum, Bond said that gay rights are civil rights, and that “sexual disposition parallels race.”
“We know sexual orientation
Read MoreYes! NAACP Passes Resolution, Calls For End To War On Drugs
CALIFORNIA — The NAACP passed an historic resolution calling to an end the war on drugs with a majority vote at the 102nd NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles, CA.
The resolution outlines key details of the war on drugs, which the organization notes are crucial failings; the U.S. spends $40 billion annually on the war, and low-level drug offenders — mostly of color — are often locked up.
“These flawed drug
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