The State of Black America
By Hugh B. Price President National Urban League The Secretary of State of the United States of America is an[…]
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BOND Calls For Immediate Halt To Federal Executions
Julian Bond, Chairman of the Board, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), called on President Bush to[…]
Read moreHRC Urges Adoption Of Satcher Report Which Is A Responsible, Realistic And Scientifically-Based Approach To Sex Education
On June 28th The Human Rights Campaign endorsed the key findings in Surgeon General David Satcher’s comprehensive report on sex[…]
Read moreSan Francisco’s Pioneering Domestic Partner Benefits Law Upheld By Federal Appeal Court
A decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding San Francisco’s equal benefits law will have far-reaching effects[…]
Read moreSenate Backs Boxer’s Bold Move Aimed To Assure Equality To All Groups Regardless Of Their Position On Sexual Orientation
Earlier in the day the Senate voted 51 to 49 for passage of the Helms’ amendment which prohibits federal funding[…]
Read moreKeep Social Security
Living up to campaign promises, President Bush recently appointed a commission to develop a formal plan to privatize the Social[…]
Read moreReducing the Problem of Racial Profiling
In a recent column I discussed a new Washington Post survey which underscored the breadth of police racial profiling—the stopping[…]
Read moreEnd the Death Penalty
That Timothy McVeigh was a despicable human being, a deluded, self-indulgent coward, a traitor and a murderer is beyond dispute. […]
Read moreNAACP Outraged Over Grand Jury Decision In Cincinnati Police Shooting
On May 7th Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said[…]
Read moreNAACP President Says Justice Is Finally Served In Birmingham Case
Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said that with the guilty[…]
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