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How Long Will We Let Them Poison Our Kids?

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.31.2012

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Right now, I'm thinking about all those little kids -- especially in poor neighborhoods -- who want to play outside this summer, but can't, because the air is too dirty or their lungs are too weak. And I just can't make sense of a country that would trade children's lives for corporate profits.

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Would King Have Evolved on Gay Rights?

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.30.2012

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Recently, and not surprisingly, the emotional battle over LGBT rights has focused on America's moral giant Martin Luther King, Jr. and the question: "What Would Martin Do?"

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NAACP, Marriage Equality, Obama, And Voting Rights: The Perfect Storm

Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson | Posted 05.26.2012

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Voting rights are LGBT rights! Elder rights are LGBT rights! Economic rights are LGBT rights! The perfect storm of officials and movements coming together to support the American dream of equality is here.

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NAACP Silent as Federal Contracts to Minority-Owned Small Businesses Drop

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.24.2012

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I'm surprised that the NAACP has been silent on an issue that strikes at the heart of the organization's mission. That is, federal contracting with small businesses owned by minorities has dropped significantly in the last year.

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NAACP Board Supports Marriage Equality and Opposes Discrimination

Akilah Bolden-Monifa | Posted 05.23.2012

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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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"Whom Shall I Fear?" The Incomparable Testimony Of Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.27.2012

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Congressman John Lewis is the last living leader of the civil rights movement. I spoke with him about his new book and the role that faith, nonviolence and reconciliation played in the civil rights movement.

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NAACP's Long History On LGBT Equality

Nadine Smith | Posted 05.22.2012

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This isn't the first time the NAACP has stepped out on principle on an issue that affects the lives of LGBT people. Nor is it the first time they will experience a predictable, orchestrated backlash.

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NAACP Chief: Marriage Equality Is A Civil Right

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 05.21.2012

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BALTIMORE — NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to s...

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Gays May Have Fastest Of All Civil Rights Movements

Los Angeles Times | Mark Z. Barabak | Posted 05.21.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — In 1958, the Gallup Poll asked Americans whether they approved or disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites. The response wa...

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NAACP Endorses Gay Marriage

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 05.20.2012

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Less than two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his public support for gay marriage, a prominent African-American civil rights organization...

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Fla. Woman Gets 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 05.20.2012

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he...

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NAACP Launches Voter Registration Push In Georgia

AP | By ERRIN HAINES | Posted 05.10.2012

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ATLANTA -- Saying it won't let recently enacted voter ID laws suppress turnout, the NAACP on Wednesday launched a nationwide drive to register thousan...

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Civil Rights Marcher Files Lawsuit Against Controversial Voter ID Law

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 05.02.2012

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Civil rights advocates have been fighting this year against controversial voter ID laws in a number of states across the country. On Tuesday, 93-year-...

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NAACP Holds Rally For Trayvon Martin In LA

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 04.27.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Civil rights leaders and relatives of Trayvon Martin and a slain California teenager joined together at a Los Angeles rally Thursd...

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Thousands to March in Denver Saturday

Nancy Cronk | Posted 04.26.2012

On April 28th, 2012, thousands of Colorado women and their family members will gather at Civic Center Park's Greek Amphitheater for a rally to protect women's access to health care and for their right to make their own decisions.

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Bloomberg Launches Campaign Against 'Stand Your Ground' Gun Laws

AP | STACY ANDERSON | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a national campaign against gun laws that he said "justify civilian gun play." Bloomberg was ...

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Revisions To Alabama Immigration Law Not Good Enough, Rights Groups Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Republican lawmakers announced a bill last week that would revise the state's immigration law. Opponents of the law aren't impre...

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NAACP Asks Pasadena For Police Shooting Documents

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

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PASADENA, Calif. -- The NAACP has asked Pasadena officials for documents, audio recordings and ballistic reports related to last month's police shooti...

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How 1950s Civil Rights Activists Are Like Billionaire Campaign Donors

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- What do modern-day billionaires attempting to secretly buy federal elections have in common with blacks in the 1950s who needed to keep ...

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When The NAACP Came To Lunch

Franklin Graham | Posted 04.03.2012

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Recently, I hosted 20 representatives of the NAACP for lunch at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. I came away with a better understanding of our differences and a commitment to work together on important challenges in our country.

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Will Mississippi Choose the Higher Road or Follow Down a Misguided Path?

Elena Lacayo | Posted 05.30.2012

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We need to stand strong with our brothers and sisters and show Alabama, Mississippi, and every other state that Americans will not stand for laws that trample on liberty and justice for all.

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An Education Success in Harlem

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.27.2012

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The model for each student varies on their needs, and parents are encouraged to be active participants in their child's education. This program is determined to be the change in New York City. What's not to love?

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Raise Your Voice For Trayvon

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 05.26.2012

All of last week, I was in Sanford, Florida, pursuing justice for Trayvon Martin. I listened to community concerns about the Sanford Police Department, and stood with Trayvon's parents and 30,000 others in Sanford, a town with only 50,000 residents.

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A Tribute to My Warrior Brother, John A. Payton

Laura W. Murphy | Posted 05.26.2012

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I'm incredibly saddened by the passing of John A. Payton, head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF). Our nation has lost a brilliant warrior for justice, and I've lost a dear friend and colleague in the movement.

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Sanford Residents And Activists Call For Arrest Of Trayvon Martin's Shooter

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER and CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.20.2012

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SANFORD, Fla. — After declaring victories in getting federal and state officials to investigate the case of an unarmed black teenager shot to de...

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