By Eelisa Jones The Wisconsin NAACP held its 2015 Education Summit on Saturday, June 13. The summit took place at Springfield College School of Human Services on 700 W. Virginia St. Although … [Read more...]
U. Va. Bar: Black Student Denied Entry Not ‘Belligerent’
By Michael Winter, USA Today The 20-year-old black University of Virginia student bloodied by alcohol control officers outside a bar last week was denied entry after a “polite and cordial” … [Read more...]
Racial Gap in U.S. Arrest Rates: ‘Staggering Disparity’
By Brad Heath, USA Today (via BlackPressUSA) When it comes to racially lopsided arrests, the most remarkable thing about Ferguson, Mo., might be just how ordinary it is. Police in Ferguson — which … [Read more...]
Mandela offers U.S. hope
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Dignitaries and presidents, media stars, and celebrities from around the world converged on South Africa to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela, the warrior for … [Read more...]
NAACP joins challenge to Arizona Profiling Law
The NAACP in coalition with other civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit this week challenging Arizona’s new law requiring police to demand “papers” from people they stop who they suspect … [Read more...]