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When Images Became Action: What Barack Owes to Virgil, Cliff, Theo, and Other Fake Black People

Wyatt Closs | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment

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Wyatt Closs

When Barack was growing up, so too, was the recognition of images that would allow that age-old refrain "You could be President" to ring true. We now know it must be true. We saw it on television.

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Network TV Diversity Lacking In "Virtual Whiteout" Of Television

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media

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LOS ANGELES — Nearly a decade after the NAACP condemned a "virtual whiteout" in broadcast TV, the civil rights group said major networks have st...

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A Rare Opportunity for Public Education

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Benjamin Todd Jealous

As President-elect Obama prepares for the presidency, his attention necessarily is occupied by the deteriorating economy and the ongoing wars in Iraq ...

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The Weekly Pulse: Good News and Bad News Healthcare NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birth Control, Philip Morris, Healthcare Newsladder, Newsladder, Womens Health, Healthcare Reform, Meat Industry, Health Care, Health, Naacp, Health Action, Politics News
The Media Consortium

In one of today's more bizarre health stories, we find tobacco giant Philip Morris likening itself to the NAACP in order to get out of paying compensation to smokers.

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Beating of Jewish Soldier at Fort Benning Turns Allies Into Foes

Chris Rodda | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Rodda

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation believes the prior harassment of Jewish soldier Handman, the subsequent reprimanding by drill sergeants, and Handman's beating were related.

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NAACP: Expel NC Students For Anti-Obama Graffiti

AP | egbcrwral | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina NAACP wants North Carolina State University to expel four students accused of painting racist messages about ...

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PA Counties Said Unprepared to Serve Voters, Meet Court Order for Emergency Paper Ballots

Brad Friedman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paper Ballots, Pennsylvania, Voting Problems, Sequoia Voting Machines, Sequoia Touchscreens, Naacp, Voting Machines, Voter Suppression, Voting Machine Security, Ballot Machine Hacking, Voting Machine Flaws, Politics News
Brad Friedman

Montgomery, PA county officials admit that they were completely unprepared for the new paper ballot directive, despite known problems with the touch-screen voting systems they use.

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Seth Colter Walls

Could Virginia Become The Next Florida?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tim Kaine, Virginia Voting, NAACP Virginia, Voting Problems, Naacp, Politics News

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's administration says the battleground state's election apparatus is ready for a historic turnout on Tuesday. Count NAACP ...

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On Civil Rights And Gay Rights, McCain Flunks The Test

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Aclu, John McCain, Obama, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Equality, California, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Barack Obama, Naacp, Civil Rights, Election 2008, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

McCain voted against expanding the definition of hate crimes to include crimes based on sexual orientation, and voted NO on prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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FBI's Civil Rights Initiative: No Trials Yet

AP | DEBORAH HASTINGS | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Flanked by officials from the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center, FBI Director Robert Mueller last year announced with consi...

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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Nigga, Please

Hermene Hartman | Posted 09.21.2008 | Style

Read More: Dialogue, Relationships, Blacks, The N Word, Jesse Jackson, Racism, Race, Multiculturalism, Naacp, Style News
Hermene Hartman

If there is a black person living in America who has not uttered the word, they should stand tall and receive the NAACP Image Award.

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How Much Did McCain Pay for the Hillary Handbook?

Trey Ellis | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Trey Ellis

And whatever it was he was ripped off. Not since the NAACP convention has McCain made a single non-vituperative comment about Obama.

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Rachel Weiner

McCain's NAACP Speech: I'll Give You School Vouchers

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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John McCain addresses a tough audience today: the NAACP. He begins with some kind words about his opponent: Let me begin with a few words about my ...

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McCain "Mum" on Divisive Initiatives

Kristina Wilfore | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Kristina Wilfore

McCain's choice is clear: flip-flop and pander to the right wing or oppose these divisive initiatives as he has in the past. To stay "mum" on the issue is not "straight talk" we can believe in.

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Obama Tells NAACP Blacks Must Take Responsibility

AP | GLEN JOHNSON and DAN SEWELL | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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CINCINNATI — Democrat Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the na...

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NAACP Head: Obama Win Won't End Race As Issue In America

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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CINCINNATI — Racial disparity will remain an issue in America, regardless of whether Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black preside...

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McCain To Attend NAACP Convention He Skipped Last Year

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

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John McCain will attend the annual NAACP convention, according to the Associated Press: McCain disclosed his plans in an interview with the African-A...

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Former news exec, 35, is picked to lead NAACP

AP | ERRIN HAINES and BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics

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BALTIMORE — The NAACP chose 35-year-old activist and former news executive Ben Jealous as its president Saturday, making him the youngest leader...

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When You're Wright, You're Right

Linda Hansen | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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Linda Hansen

The Wright/Obama story has been utterly mangled. It's a human story and a tragic one. Two decent men doing good work are being used against each other in a game of political one-upsmanship.

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Clinton Superdelegate Defects to Obama: "I'm Not That Important to Them"

Beverly Davis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

Asked if she had heard from the Clintons before or since she made her super delegate switchover, Samuels said, "I haven't heard from the Clintons and to be truthful, I guess I'm not that important to them. I'm only one of 13 SuperDelegates in New Jersey and I'm following my heart."

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NAACP Head Wants Barred Delegates Seated

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON _ A prominent civil rights leader has told the Democratic National Committee that refusing to seat delegates from Florida and Michigan woul...

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Edwards Cancels NAACP Speech On King Day After Rival Candidates Protest

NBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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NBC/NJ's Tricia Miller says that Edwards was invited to speak at the NAACP celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Columbia yesterday, but he backed...

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Hillary Recycled Old NAACP Endorsement On MLK Day

The Hill | Klaus Marre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) recycled a nine-month-old endorsement from an NAACP leader earlier this week when the discussion ab...

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California NAACP President Endorses Hillary Clinton

The Hill | Klaus Marre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As the issue of race dominates the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Monday received the en...

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