National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.24.2012

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Lloyd Chapman

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 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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N.C. Civil Rights Groups Plan Tour Of Poverty-Stricken Areas

AP | Posted 01.03.2012

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Civil rights groups will hold listening tours of poverty-stricken areas in North Carolina's rural counties and inner city neighborhoo...

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The 21st Century Civil Rights Movement

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kety Esquivel

(Originally posted on Yes Magazine) Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the nation in support of immigrati...

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Jeff Muskus

NAACP Endorses Climate Change Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Climate change advocates gained the support of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesday, the first time the organizat...

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NAACP, Marking Centennial Of Founding, Announces Program To Report Police Misconduct

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Combining its century-old mission of fighting for equality with the instantaneous reach of modern-day technology, the NAACP has launched a program tha...

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