Milwaukee Beating Symptom of Flawed Criminal Justice System
The not guilty verdict in the case of three white former Milwaukee police officers accused of brutally beating an unarmed[…]
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NAACP Opposes Plan to Resegregate Omaha Public Schools
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which spearheaded the fight to have public school segregation declared[…]
Read moreNAACP Launches Effort to Educate Seniors on Medicare Part D
With the deadline for registering for the new Medicare prescription drug program fast approaching, the National Association for the Advancement[…]
Read moreKentucky Gov. Gives Green Light to Discrimination on Self-Proclaimed 'Diversity Day'
On April 110h, Kentucky's Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher issued an executive order repealing anti-discrimination protections against gay, lesbian, bisexual and[…]
Read moreSenator Russ Feingold Publicly States Support for Full Marriage Fairness
United States Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) released a statement in early April publicly lending his support to full marriage equality[…]
Read moreLaggard Response to St. Maarten Hate Crime "Troubling"
On April 11th, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese sent the following letter to the Dutch Ambassador. The letter was[…]
Read moreHarvard Ensures Fairness with Addition of Transgender Protections
Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the nation, announced April 11 that it would be adding gender[…]
Read moreNew York Governor Asked to Investigate Participation by an Assistant District Attorney at Hate Group Meeting
Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, has asked New York Gov. George Pataki to investigate participation by a[…]
Read moreNAACP Continues to Call on Louisiana to Postpone New Orleans Election Until Improved Voting Procedures Are Implemented
NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon said today the election scheduled for April 22 in New Orleans should be postponed until[…]
Read moreNAACP Will Challenge the IRS Threat in Federal Court
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that it is taking steps to challenge in[…]
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