NAACP Challenges Attorney General Mukasey's Misguided Position On Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reductions
The NAACP was both saddened and offended by Attorney General Michael Mukasey's call for Congress to override the decision by[…]
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Ruling In Isaiah Simmons Death Points Out Need For Legislative Reform In Criminal Laws
NAACP leaders are distressed by last month's dismissal of a verdict rendered by Circuit Court Judge Michael M. Galloway in[…]
Read moreIrregularities Reported Early In Georgia Primary Voting
On February 6th, widespread voting problems were discovered at polls in Georgia according to calls into 1-866-MYVOTE1, an election protection[…]
Read moreNAACP, Teamsters Call On Major League Baseball To Help End Racial Discrimination At New Era Cap
>NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa asked Major League Baseball (MLB) to intervene with the MLB's[…]
Read moreNAACP Releases Mid-Term Congressional Report Card
In its first session Legislative Report Card on the 110th Congress, the NAACP found some improvement in the voting record[…]
Read moreCivil Rights & Advocacy Groups Call For Mortgage Industry Reform, Foreclosure Relief For Millions
The nation's largest civil rights organizations in conjunction with multiple community-based and consumer advocacy groups demand that millions of Americans[…]
Read moreNAACP State Conference President Calls For Thorough Investigation Of Florida's Juvenile Justice System In Wake Of 'Boot Camp' Abuse
NAACP National Board of Directors member and Florida State Conference President Adora Obi Nweze was joined by a state assemblywoman[…]
Read moreDarfur Activists Applaud Senate Passage Of Divestment Legislation
In a bipartisan show of force, the Senate unanimously passed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act which would authorize state[…]
Read moreNAACP Victory–Murder Charges Ropped In James Johnson Case
Much diligent work by the NAACP North Carolina State Conference continues to produce significant results. Prosecutors announced yesterday that James[…]
Read moreNAACP Applauds Steps Taken By Us Sentencing Commission To Begin Addressing Crack / Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
The NAACP is pleased that incremental steps are being implemented to correct one of the most egregious disparities in the[…]
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