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  The NAACP (pictured above is their student chapter) is launching a campaign in North Carolina, challenging a series of government-sponsored proposals that some say…

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In an interview with David Gregory on Meet The Press, NAACP President Ben Jealous (pictured) said that Black Americans “are doing far worse” under the…

Jeffrey Blanck (pictured), a civil rights attorney in Reno, Nev., has become the first non-Black leader of the Reno-Sparks NAACP in the branch’s 66-year history,…

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Tukwila School District Superintendent Ethelda Burke, 66, has resigned from her longtime position due to allegations that she referred to staff as “slaves” and “ghetto,”…

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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…

On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden (pictured) delivered a harsh counter to Mitt Romney’s speech Wednesday (July 11), where the GOP presidential hopeful was met…

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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…

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NewsOne contributor Elon James White is down in Florida at the NAACP’s eight annual Leadership 500 Summit… and he wants you to know what’s really…

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I have heavily critiqued the NAACP. I’ve spoken about how it feels very much disconnected from my generation and I’ve watched as local chapters hold…

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 […]