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14 Jul 2010, 2:02 pm by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
For a response, NPR calls on Mark Williams, who is identified as "a national spokesman for the Tea Party Express": "I don't recall the NAACP ever standing up and saying we need to civilize discourse when Republicans were in the White House," Williams [said].... [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 12:05 am
" Here is the call for papers: Over the last 100 years, the [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)] has greatly assisted African Americans and other oppressed groups in their struggles for civil rights, equal treatment, and social [read post]
19 May 2016, 11:33 am by Jaclyn Belczyk
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) [advocacy website] on Wednesday announced [press release] the filing of a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] against Michigan officials over the Flint water contamination crisis. [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 7:06 am by Ezra Rosser
If you don’t know that much about the tea party or what the tea party stands for, where the tea party members are coming from, and why they are so opposed to Obama, the NAACP and the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights have produced a report, Tea Party Nationalism, that might be of interest. [read post]
9 Jan 2010, 2:38 am by immigrationprof
The NAACP, National Council of La Raza, and other groups have sent a letter to the President, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority leader Harry Reid identifying problematic aspects of proposed health reform legislation, including the exclusion of undocumented... [read post]
19 May 2015, 8:45 am
The district court had held that Radiance Foundation’s use of the headline “NAACP: National Association for the Abortion of Colored People” for a Web site article harshly criticizing the NAACP infringed NAACP’s trademark. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 4:58 pm by Ilya Somin
This is a sea change for the nation’s most prominent black civil rights organization.The NAACP resolution is far from the first indication that the War on Drugs inflicts great harm on poor minorities. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 3:35 am by Cannabis Law Group
According to research, less than one percent of the nation’s 3,600 dispensaries are owned by black individuals. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 6:28 pm
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund is sending attorneys to 10 states before the fall election to address voting barriers, according to the National Law Journal. [read post]
2 Nov 2016, 5:37 am by Matthew Santiago
[JURIST] The North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) [official website] filed a federal lawsuit [complaint, PDF] on Monday challenging North Carolina's sudden cancellation of voter registrations across three counties. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 2:00 pm by Terrance Kible
To correct 'the nation's original sin,' signatories pledge to abandon 'racially biased entrance examinations' and 'legacy admissions' while partnering with institutions 'that have deeply rooted race-conscious missions.' The post NAACP to Universities: Sign ‘Diversity No Matter What’ Pledge After ‘Extreme’ Affirmative Action Decisions first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion. [read post]
20 Jun 2009, 2:54 am
Jan Skutch | Morris News ServiceFriday, June 19, 2009 8:42 a.m.SAVANNAH -- If the conviction of Troy Anthony Davis and his subsequent death sentencing resulted from "lies," then a "cop killer" has remained at large for 18 years, the top executive of the national NAACP says.That is what occurred, asserted Benjamin Jealous, president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and it demands that Chatham… [read post]
On October 29, 2020, the NAACP, representing the National Urban League, and the National Fair Housing Alliance, filed a civil rights class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Case No. 1:20-cv-03121), requesting injunctive and declaratory relief against the President of the United States, the U.S. [read post]
8 Jul 2007, 7:52 pm
DETROIT (AP) -- The NAACP is needed now more than ever because the Bush administration has done little to support blacks, the civil rights organization's national chairman said Sunday as its 98th annual convention opened. [read post]
8 Jul 2007, 7:52 pm
DETROIT (AP) -- The NAACP is needed now more than ever because the Bush administration has done little to support blacks, the civil rights organization's national chairman said Sunday as its 98th annual convention opened. [read post]
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization that strives to achieve racial justice on multiple fronts. [read post]
The post NAACP sues over Trump order on racial bias training appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 5:00 am by Conaway, Strickler & Margolis
A recent wsbtv.com news article reported that during an audit, it was discovered that $275,000 was stolen from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Atlanta Branch. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 1:14 pm
" There are nine historically Black Greek Letter organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council. [read post]