On Wednesday, July 11th, Mitt Romney spoke to the NAACP at their national convention in Houston, Texas. It was praised across the media as a…
While speaking at a NAACP convention in Texas Republican candidate Mitt Romney was booed on several occasions but still kept his head high saying he is the President African Americans have been looking for. Via: TLF
Every four years, the presidential candidates make their obligatory pilgrimage to the NAACP convention, which has become the traditional venue for presidential aspirants to make…
The NAACP is leading a coalition that has launched a 50-state, nonpartisan registration and education campaign in response to what it calls “an unprecedented and coordinated attack on ballot access” that could keep up to 5 million voters away from the polls in 2012. “When our community was celebrating in 2008 the breaking of the […]
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. See also: Rep. Charles: Still Mad As Hell See also: The Underground Railroad First Found Steam […]
The 21st Annual NAACP Theatre Awards went down last night in Los Angeles where Raven-Symone received the Spirit Award for bringing energy, tenacity, innovation, commitment and talent to the local theater scene. (She starred in “Father’s Day” with Rosie Perez earlier this year). The “Salute To Black Theatre” event also brought out Diahann Carroll, who […]
LOS ANGELES — At the 102nd annual NAACP convention, NAACP President, Ben Jealous, compared new voter ID laws to “Jim Crow.” He also blamed them on the “most racist and conservative elements in the Tea Party.” Reuters reports: NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said a wave of newly enacted photo-ID requirements stemmed from what he saw […]
I received an email today from the White House stating that President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with NAACP President Ben Jealous and Urban League President Marc Morial. President Obama’s schedule (which can be seen here) shows that the meeting will be roughly 25 minutes, giving these three important black men a little […]
NAACP President Todd Jealous blasted CNN for not having any African-American anchors in their newly announced prime time news line-up. “As CNN announced their new schedule, a glaring omission was present — no African Americans were hosts or anchors in their prime time lineup,” he said. “The NAACP is deeply concerned with the lack of […]
The first of a series of blogs from NAACP Chairwoman, Roslyn Brock… For the past year, I have had the extraordinary opportunity to carry the banner of the NAACP across this nation as an exemplar of the next generation of necessary leaders. This weekend, we gathered in Hollywood, FL for the 7th Annual NAACP Leadership […]
Florence, SC — The NAACP has filed a law suit against summer hot spot Myrtle Beach for its alleged pattern of discrimination against black bikers. Citing the fact that many popular businesses close during Black Bike Week, but happily serve the mostly white Harley Davidson Spring Bike Rally crowd, the civil rights group is leading […]
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA – Tea Party member Andrew Tome attempted to invite members of the York, Pennsylvania NAACP to a Tea Party “Advancing The Honor” rally , but his invitation was rejected due to the organization’s views on racism in the Tea Party. But a majority of the NAACP members at the May 10 meeting disagreed. […]
