Atkins Death Sentence Would Violate Spirit and Intent of Supreme Court Decision
On July 26th, Angela Ciccolo, NAACP Interim General Counsel, called on Virginia to spare the life of Daryl Atkins, a[…]
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NAACP Chairman Speaks at AFL-CIO Convention
Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, told members of the AFL-CIO that despite the exclusion of African Americans[…]
Read moreSenate Should Carefully Scrutinize Record of Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts
On July 20th, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) expressed serious concern over President Bush's nomination[…]
Read moreChairman Bond Accuses Civil Rights Opponents of Using Lies and Distortions
Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, told delegates to the 96th Annual NAACP National Convention that "today's civil[…]
Read moreMexican Stamp Is Latest Racially Offensive Behavior By Mexican Government
Dennis Courtland Hayes, NAACP Interim President and CEO, said the decision by the Mexican government to issue a blatantly racist[…]
Read moreNo Excuse for Senators Not to Sign Lynching Apology
Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, said yesterday's guilty verdict by a Mississippi jury in the[…]
Read moreNAACP Supports Conviction in 41 Year-Old Civil Rights Case
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) believes an historic first step was taken in justice being[…]
Read moreMexican President's Comments out Of Line
Mexican President Vicente Fox's recent comment that undocumented Mexican immigrants take jobs that "not even blacks" are willing to take[…]
Read moreNAACP Chairman Calls Bush Judicial Nominees Anti-Civil Rights
On May 11th, Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, said the Bush Administration's judicial nominees "are the most[…]
Read moreFederal Court Orders Equal Treatment For Black Tourists
On May 9th, The U.S. District Court in South Carolina agreed with the NAACP that the City of Myrtle Beach[…]
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