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16 Aug 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Harry Moore was an African-American educator, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, and founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Brevard County, Florida in 1934. [read post]
24 Dec 2015, 4:36 am by SHG
It’s not an entity like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a name reflecting a very different time in America. [read post]
In 1956, in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Alabama moved to stop the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from conducting any further business in the state and issued a subpoena that would have forced them to disclose their membership. [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,… [read post]
The civil rights groups involved include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund (NAACP LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). [read post]
24 Feb 2015, 4:13 pm by Ernster the Virtual Library Cat
Dubois--author, scholar, educator, magazine editor, activist, international spokesman and founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 10:33 am by gstasiewicz
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit on March 9, 2011, against the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain records detailing contacts between DOJ and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) over a voter intimidation lawsuit filed against the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense. [read post]
18 Jul 2007, 9:00 am
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a lawsuit against some of the biggest lenders in the area accusing them of racial discrimination. [read post]
17 Jun 2018, 11:59 am by Shriver Center
If signed into law, Illinois will have one of the strongest policies in the nation to improve oral health at a critical and unique transition point in young people’s lives.Ensuring justice-involved individuals are able to exercise their right to vote.Because of confusion and misinformation, many justice-involved individuals in Illinois are effectively disenfranchised and unable to exercise their right to vote, harming low-income people and people… [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 9:51 am
   The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) released a statement late Monday condemning the remarks Sherrod made at a NAACP luncheon earlier this year. [read post]
13 Jun 2022, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
He began his 25-year affiliation with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1934 by representing the organization in the law school discrimination suit. [read post]
15 May 2013, 8:01 am by Dan Ernst
Before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson, Marshall was a lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Federal Judge (1961-1965), and Solicitor General of the United States (1965-1966). [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 2:58 pm by Jim Gerl
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) recently filed a suit against the U.S. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 2:58 pm by Jim Gerl
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) recently filed a suit against the U.S. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 10:38 am by Oinonen Law Group LLC
The Alabama State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with the family of Michael McIntyre, a young black man who was shot and killed after being gunned down five times in the back by Tallassee, Alabama Police on December 29th, is calling for the Department of Justice and FBI to conduct a thorough investigation into their son's death. [read post]
22 Aug 2018, 11:58 am
” During the UN’s early years, the civil rights organizations the National Negro Congress, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Civil Rights Congress sought UN assistance in vindicating African Americans’ fundamental rights. [read post]
10 Dec 2018, 2:00 am by Christopher Douyard
Shaffer uses an updated version of firearm expert Jeff Cooper’s color code system to breakdown the mindsets and associated physical conditions. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 4:34 pm by Lovechilde
Michigan voters passed Proposal 2 in 2006, amending the state’s constitution to prevent the state government from advancing equal opportunity by considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. [read post]