By Marc H. Morial President and CEO of the National Urban League “It is clear that the unemployment numbers throughout the country require effective legislation and tangible action to … [Read more...]
NAACP calls for emerging leaders to shape young professionals civil rights agenda at Leadership 500 Summit
(BALTIMORE, MD) – The NAACP issued a call today for all emerging leaders to join Association Chairman Roslyn M. Brock in Hollywood, Florida during Memorial Day weekend. The seventh annual Leadership … [Read more...]
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Why Blacks didn’t celebrate Bin Laden’s killing
By Stacey Patton Special to the NNPA Understandably, the killing of Osama bin Laden unleashed strong emotions among Americans – relief, satisfaction, fears of retribution, denial, and even … [Read more...]
Education over incarceration
By Jasmin K. Williams Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Education over incarceration is the message of a report released by the NAACP. The nation’s oldest civil rights … [Read more...]
NNPA and NAACP vow to work closer together
By Christopher Fleming of the NAACP and Walter Smith of the NNPA Recently there was an issue between the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the NAACP. NNPA member publishers … [Read more...]
The NAACP’s Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics is coming to Milwaukee
Area high school students are encouraged to participate in the annual Afro-American, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO), competition sponsored by the Milwaukee Chapter of the … [Read more...]
NAACP units join in Budget Bill protests
NAACP Units from across Wisconsin marched to the State Capitol Feb. 26, 2011 to participate in a rally in solidarity with Wisconsin’s public employees and support the rights of all employees to … [Read more...]
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Letter to the Editor: The NAACP is still relevant
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has been a part of my life and my families’ for as long as I can remember. This civil rights organization has done so many things … [Read more...]
NAACP honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Baltimore, MD) – The NAACP honors the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the federal holiday celebrating his life and achievements. Dr. King is considered the formative figure in the modern … [Read more...]
NAACP leader makes national news as he played role in Scott Sister’s release from prison after 16 years
By Elmetra Patterson Many across the country cheered at a news conference that was held by the president and CEO, Benjamin Todd Jealous, of the NAACP on December 29, 2010. None cheered louder … [Read more...]
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