NAACP

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 47 minutes ago
HOUMA -- With the push of a button and a blast of refreshing air, nearly eight months worth of stifling heat started blowing away."Praise the Lord," said Lottie Station, 86, a big smile on her face as she regarded the shiny white air conditioner set in the front window of her home, the result of a special community service effort. ...

Source: www.ajc.com --- 17 hours ago
The NAACP's call for stepped-up sanctions against South Carolina over the Confederate flag is raising charges of unfairness against the national civil rights organization. ...

Source: www.kirotv.com --- 23 hours ago
The NAACP is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the case of a former Tacoma Middle School principal convicted of rape last year for allegations of racism against the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office. ...

Source: www.thenewstribune.com --- 23 hours ago
A civil rights organization has jumped into the case of a former Tacoma middle school principal who was convicted last year of third-degree rape. ...

Source: www.entertainmenttoday.net --- 1 day ago
“Do you know how tardy you are?,” Anthony Anderson said to a man coming in obscenely late around 9:15 to the NAACP Theatre Awards, on Monday, June 30 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Anderson and his lovely co-host Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) hosted the 18th Annual Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Awards acknowledging L.A. theater performances both in equity and local ...

Source: www.clarksvilleonline.com --- 22 hours ago
The Clarksville branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will be hosting it kick-off meeting July 25 at 6 p.m. at Boiling Springs Baptist Church to announce the 2008 TN State Conference Convention. The guest presenter will be President Gloria J. Sweet-Love, President, TN State Conference of Branches. The public [...] ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 1 day ago
Dozens of pastors and pro-life activists attending the 99th annual NAACP conference in Cincinnati this week are calling on that organization to help de-fund the nation's largest abortion provider. ...

Source: pewforum.org --- 13 minutes ago
At the Good Counsel shelters for homeless pregnant women in New York, yesterday was business as usual: pregnant moms getting ready to deliver, other mothers feeding their children, still others going off to school or training for new jobs. ...

Source: www.poconorecord.com --- 6 hours ago
The Pike County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will have its inaugural meeting Saturday. ...

Source: djblackadam.typepad.com --- 19 hours ago
Public schools do seem to be failing children in the inner city (and in some suburban areas as well). I have to agree with his support for school vouchers. However, I inherently don’t trust anything that the republicans say regarding... ...

Source: southernsassoncrime.com --- 22 hours ago
As those that read here regularly know, I was born and raised in the deep south, back in the long ago and far away . I was there before, and after civil rights. The NAACP once again wants to eliminate the Confederate Flag. Gov. Mark Sanford says no. For clarity, I am using the word [...] ...

Source: countercultureblog.com --- 23 hours ago
By Denny Burk Yesterday, Senator Barack Obama addressed the 99th annual conference for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). William McGurn of the Wall Street Journal notes why the meeting was important: “For one thing, the first African-American to head the presidential ticket of a major party was on hand. Yet there was [...] ...

Source: blog.washingtonpost.com --- 13 hours ago
Joining the ranks of Purple Line supporters, students at the University of Maryland yesterday started a grass roots campaign for the transit line that would traverse the College Park campus. Student government president Jonathan S. Sachs, said the "Terps for the Purple Line" coalition is "one of the broadest we've seen." It includes the campus NAACP chapter, Black Student Union, Latino Student Union, Hispanic Heritage Coalition, Graduate Student Government and the campus chapter of the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). The group pledged to rally support for the light rail line that would run 16 miles across the Maryland suburbs, connecting Metro stations in New Carrollton, Silver Spring and Bethesda. To demonstrate the need for the east-west connection, a group of students boarded a Metrorail train in Bethesda en route to College Park. They rode the Red Line, transferred to the Green Line, then transferred to a campus shuttle ...

Source: www.usatoday.com --- 1 day ago
All parents need to take more responsibility Julia Kipp - Jackson, Tenn. I applaud Barack Obama for having the courage to speak frankly to the NAACP about the increasing need for parental responsibility in the black community. The message is... ...

Source: www.thenewstribune.com --- 14 hours ago
The NAACP wants the federal government to determine whether there was racial bias in the prosecution of a former Tacoma middle school principal convicted last year of third-degree rape. ...

Source: www.newsli.com --- 1 day ago
(Harlem, N.Y.) – Thursday, July 24 – State Senator Bill Perkins (D-Harlem) and others are continuing calls for action against New York City Police officers who drove through Harlem Tuesday evening with a black infant baby doll head affixed to their car antennae. Today Perkins joined Senate Colleague, Jose Serrano (D-Manhattan / Bronx), NAACP President, Hazel [...] ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 18 hours ago
Here is what John McCain said about school choice yesterday to those attending the NAACP Convention: After decades of hearing the same big promises from the public education establishment, and seeing the same ... ...

Source: www.is-it-a-lemon.com --- 8 hours ago
Chrysler LLC Honored for Diversity Leadership by Several National Organizations - Chrysler LLC makes Black Enterprise "40 Best Companies for Diversity" list for fourth consecutive year - Company's Supplier Diversity Program is highlighted as an asset by the magazine four years in a row - Company receives top grade in the Automotive sector in the 12th annual NAACP Economic Reciprocity Report AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 24 -- Chrysler LLC has recently been recognized by the NAACP and Black Enterprise magazine for its commitment to diversity. Specifically, the organizations highlighted the company's diversity accomplishments and results with multicultural employees, suppliers and customers. Black Enterprise magazine lists Chrysler as one of its 2008 "40 Best Companies for Diversity" for the fourth consecutive year. Companies selected for the report are identified for their demonstrated strength and performance in four key categories: supplier diversity, senior management, board involvement and employee base. The NAACP identified Chrysler as the best company in the automotive sector within its 12th Annual Economic Reciprocity Report. The report details corporate diversity progress in multiple industries and across five categories: African American employment, marketing/communications, supplier diversity, dealerships and charitable giving. Chrysler was recognized by the NAACP's report for its leadership efforts in supplier diversity and chari ...

Source: charlotte.greasyguide.com --- 10 hours ago
Okay, the buzz is on as more details of Jesse Jackson’s Obama tirade during FOX interview - continues to be exposed. Apparently, Rev. Jackson used the dreaded “N” word (which I believe was burned in an NAACP ceremony) in reference to Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama…and now the Owner of Laugh Factory, Jamie Masada (remember [...] ...