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Holder: Texas voter ID law hurts minorities
Attorney General Eric Holder told the NAACP annual meetin gin Houston that Texas’ voter ID law could have been politically motivated. Continue reading
TV’s Judge Mathis to work on curbing murders
Television’s Judge Greg Mathis is leaving the national board of the NAACP to focus more on reducing murders in the black American community, … Continue reading
Romney to speak at NAACP convention
The NAACP announced that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will address its national convention next month. Continue reading
Michigan Court of Appeals Says "Put It On the Ballot!"
DETROIT, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is a statement by Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Dr. Continue reading
‘Bridesmaids’ Slap Case — NAACP Demanding School Remove Teacher
The NAACP is demanding the removal of a Malibu teacher who allegedly used the movie “Bridesmaids” as inspiration to repeatedly slap a black student in class … Continue reading
Marchers again demand arrest in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters marched through Sanford, Florida, on Saturday demanding an arrest of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed black teen a month ago. “We want arrests … Continue reading
Florida police chief under fire in case of slain teen
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida politicians and civil rights leaders joined calls for the firing of a police chief in the case of a neighborhood watch captain who killed an unarmed black teenager, as new details emerged on Wednesday about police handling of the investigation. “The reality is that people in this community have lost faith in the police chief’s ability to keep their children safe,” Benjamin Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), told Reuters. … Continue reading
