In July, with little notice by the outside world, the corporate- funded “Tea Party” group called Americans for Prosperity sent around a mailing to the 16th Assembly District in Milwaukee. The district is one of the most heavily Democratic in the state. It also has a high African American population. But that was exactly the [...]

NAACP says resignation should be reconsidered USDA Official, Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign this week over a edited tape that was made public and gave a false impression that she had been biased toward White farmers using the role of her job. The NAACP had issued a denouncement statement in reaction to this tape [...]

NAACP celebrates 101 years with convention in Kansas City (KANSAS CITY, MO) – Over 2,000 NAACP delegates this week unanimously passed a resolution—as amended— called “The Tea Party Movement,” asking for the repudiation of racist Tea Party leaders. The resolution condemns the bigoted elements within the Tea Party and asks for them to be repudiated. [...]