Dick Parsons – Corporate And Civic Champion
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League As the world watches the peaceful transition of power in[…]
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Eartha Kitt And Freddie Hubbard
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Much has been written about the giant shoulders Barack Obama[…]
Read moreStatement Of NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous On The Nomination Of Eric Holder To Be U.S. Attorney General
Good morning. My name is Benjamin Todd Jealous and I am the President and CEO of the NAACP, our Nation's[…]
Read moreNew Data Exposes Dramatic Racial Discrimination In U.S. Advertising Industry
An exhaustive new study of America's advertising industry has found dramatic levels of racial discrimination throughout the industry. Bias against[…]
Read moreThe Struggle To Fight HIV/AIDS Must Continue
On this 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the NAACP reminds all that every 12 seconds someone contracts HIV. Every[…]
Read moreMississippi State Conference NAACP Files Suit Against HUD Over Diversion Of Hurricane Recovery Funds
The Mississippi State Conference NAACP, Gulf Coast Fair Housing Center and several individual residents today filed a lawsuit in Federal[…]
Read moreNAACP Report Shows Television Industry Still Falls Seriously Short In Achieving Diversity
Last month the NAACP Hollywood Bureau announced its latest findings in a new report titled "Out of Focus, Out of[…]
Read moreSave Auto Worker Jobs
By: Marc MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League A loud and incessant car alarm is going off in the American economy[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Expresses Concern About So-Called "Provider Conscience" Regulations
The Human Rights Campaign today expressed concern over Department of Health and Human Services regulations regarding "provider conscience." These regulations[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Applauds Naming Of Diego Sanchez To Key Legislative Staff Position For Chairman Barney Frank
On December 18th, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights group, praised Representative[…]
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