Coretta Scott King Leaves Behind Legacy of the Everlasting Pursuit of Justice Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the[…]
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Shame on Senators Who Support Alito
Bruce S. Gordon, NAACP President & CEO, asked NAACP units in selected states to issue a "Badge of Shame" to[…]
Read moreAlito Confirmation Threatens Fairness Proving Need to Look Toward 2006
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement as the Senate confirmed Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the[…]
Read moreCaring About Animals Is Not A Crime
By: Leana Stormont It was about this time last year when I learned that the FBI was stealing my garbage.[…]
Read moreNAACP Board Member Adora Obi Nweze Is Key Participant in FCC Independent Panel
NAACP National Board Member Adora Obi Nweze will serve on the FCC's Independent Panel: Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina[…]
Read moreCoretta Scott King Will Be Sorely Missed
Statement of Myrlie Evers-Williams, Chair Emeritus, NAACP Board of Directors "I was saddened to learn about the passing of my[…]
Read moreEPA Ignoring Public Opposition To Testing Chemicals On Kids
Several months ago, the Organic Consumers Association alerted its readers to an EPA proposed rule that would allow pesticide and[…]
Read moreMore Than Half of the 109th Congress Receives a Failing Grade on Mid-Term NAACP Civil Rights Legislative Report Card
In late January, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) reported that over 50% of the members[…]
Read moreRebuilding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast:
By: Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive National Urban League Nearly five months after the ravage of Hurricane Katrina,[…]
Read moreMad Cow North America: Stop The Madness
Another case of Mad Cow disease has been detected in Canada. The discovery increases the pressure on the USDA to[…]
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