Julian Bond

NAACP Board Supports Marriage Equality and Opposes Discrimination

Akilah Bolden-Monifa | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Julian Bond, President Barack Obama, Naacp, Ben Jealous, Same Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News
Akilah Bolden-Monifa

The NAACP's support of marriage equality further debunks the myth that black folks are more homophobic than anyone else. Perhaps the key to this battle is to position the issue as supporting equality and the constitution versus any interpretation of religion.

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A Beautiful Night, a Legacy, and Two Women Who Stand for Community

Tiffany Crawford | Posted 05.07.2012

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Tiffany Crawford

What I respect most about Professor Bond is his belief in human rights in the broadest sense -- not just the rights of African Americans, but the rights of all Americans, black or white, straight or gay, young or old.

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The Julian Bond Philanthropy Song

Maxim Thorne | Posted 06.01.2012

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Maxim Thorne

Take a moment to enjoy the American philanthropic Julian Bond song for the success that it is. The lessons of his song will have great meaning in the civil rights and social justice movements of today.

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Scars: The Complicated Making of Historic Moments and Progressive Philanthropy

Maxim Thorne | Posted 06.02.2012

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Maxim Thorne

To make and record history is a privilege. We learn so much from it. Now that I am teaching Philanthropy in Action at Yale University, I feel compelled to see these huge moments also in a philanthropic context.

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LGBT Rights: A Matter of Fairness

Laura W. Murphy | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Al Sharpton, Julian Bond, John Lewis, Jonathan Capehart, LGBT Rights, Coretta Scott King, Aclu, Marriage for Same-Sex Couples, LGBT Equality, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News
Laura W. Murphy

The fight for LGBT rights comes down to the very basic truth that for equality to have real meaning, fairness and equal treatment under the law must extend to everyone.

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Giving Thanks for a Meritocracy Instead of Aristocracy

Maxim Thorne | Posted 01.29.2012

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Maxim Thorne

Although I appreciate all the good philanthropy does, I wish to alter the way supersized philanthropy operates in America as part of my commitment to keep America true to our founding freedoms.

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Memorable Moments from the NAACP Image Awards

Vic Bulluck | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vic Bulluck

2011-03-02-mj.jpgThe NAACP Image Awards is the nation's premier multi-cultural awards show celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color.

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Civil Rights Movement Reassembles to Ask: What's Next?

Saul Landau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Lewis, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Alabama, Voting Rights Bill, Governor George Wallace, Bob Moses, Sncc, Harry Belafonte, Eric Holder, Rev, Jim Crow, Martin Luther King, Civl-Rights-Movement, Segregation, Julian Bond, Tennessee, Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi, David Harris, James Lawson, North Carolina, Mario Savio, Politics News
Saul Landau

On February 1, 1960, four black students took seats at a lunch counter at the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth's. The white waitresses ignored th...

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The Most CONTROVERSIAL Graduation Speakers

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Commencement speakers can be equal-opportunity offenders, irking people across party lines -- orators are either too liberal or too conservative, too ...

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Political Correctness Run Amok: NAACP Plays the (Hallmark) Race Card

Michele Langevine Leiby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michele Langevine Leiby

The NAACP is officially irrelevant. That became crystal clear when the 100-year-old civil rights organization put its credibility in jeopardy in a campaign against... a Hallmark card.

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Henry Louis Gates, Troy Anthony Davis, and the 21st Century Color Line

Amy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Goodman

As it moves into its second century, the NAACP is, unfortunately, as relevant as ever.

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Gay People Should Celebrate NAACP's Centennial

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benjamin Jealous, Naacp and Gays, Racism, Julian Bond, Human Rights Campaign, Naacp Centennial, Naacp, Gay Marriage, Jim Crow, Politics News
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

We need to make sure that everyone in our community enjoys equal rights in America whatever race, religion or nationality. Racism is a gay issue.

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NAACP National Chairman Julian Bond tells Gay America to Demand a Front Seat on the Bus (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Gregory

Bond's response to many of the biblical passages used by Christian conservatives to condemn homosexuality (including those favorite scriptures in Leviticus) is must-see TV.

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