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Blacks Can’t Lose Sight of Social Justice
Posted on 16 October, 2012 | No CommentsCommentary By M. Starita Boyce Ansari, Ph.D. (Black News)-Fifty years ago, Americans from community after community came together and committed... -
NAACP Leader Was A Giant Among Men
Posted on 30 July, 2012 | No CommentsHeroes sometimes relinquish their immortal status and become human. Once they become human they become mortal like the rest of... -
Will There Be Justice For Trayvon Martin?
Posted on 20 March, 2012 | 1 CommentThe victims are different. The results are almost always the same. Oscar Grant. Sean Bell. Yusuf Hawkins. Amadou Diallo. And... -
Supreme Injustice for Troy Davis
Posted on 22 September, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Dennis J. Freeman There are so many doubts surrounding the execution of Troy Davis. There are many unanswered questions... -
Standing Alone for Justice
Posted on 23 August, 2011 | No CommentsRev. Dr. William Barber II has been arrested many times. He’s been hit up with death threats. Ugly verbal assaults... -
NAACP: Relevant Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Posted on 29 July, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman There are a lot of haters. More than a few doubters have bashed the nation’s oldest... -
Efforts to Suppress Black Vote in 2012 is Underway
Posted on 28 July, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Dennis J. Freeman Suppression of voting rights is nothing new for black folks. The black community has had to... -
NAACP President Jealous Looks to the Future
Posted on 23 July, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Los Angeles-NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous came out swinging for the fences at the civil... -
Black Homeowners Win Hurricane Katrina Discrimination Case
Posted on 7 July, 2011 | No CommentsAfrican-American homeowners discriminated against in their efforts to retrieve monetary assistance in rebuilding their homes ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, claimed... -
NAACP Apologizes to Black Publishers for Image Awards Ad Snub
Posted on 20 March, 2011 | No CommentsNew America Media The NAACP apologized to black community newspapers around the country for a perceived advertising snub at the... -
Joyner’s Backing of NAACP Draws Scrutiny from Pastor
Posted on 16 March, 2011 | No CommentsIt must be something in the water. It turns out that the raging controversy over the NAACP’s decision to laud... -
Stars Say NAACP Remain a Major Force for Equality
Posted on 9 March, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Los Angeles-The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest civil... -
Civil Rights Groups Call For Immediate Moratorium On Home Foreclosures
Posted on 11 October, 2010 | No CommentsThe immediate question is now that Bank of America has put the brakes on home foreclosures will other banks and... -
Stars Shine at NAACP Theatre Awards
Posted on 3 September, 2010 | 1 Comment