NAACP Calls for A Special Prosecutor to Investigate Michael Brown’s Shooting
From: Cornell William Brooks President and CEO NAACP We need to talk about Ferguson Not about the protestors—the vast majority...
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NAACP Returns to United Nations for CERD to Discuss Critical Civil Rights Issues
NAACP leaders return to Geneva for the United Nations review of the United States’ progress on its obligations to reduce...
NAACP Missouri State Conference Announces Efforts to Support Federal Investigation
Ferguson, MO -- Leaders with the Missouri State Conference and St. Louis Branches of the National Association for the Advancement...
State’s Attorney Alvarez to Propose Reforms Before Criminal Justice Committee
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will testify today (Tuesday, Aug. 19) in Chicago before a joint legislative committee exploring...
Attorney General Madigan Warns Illinois Residents of “Microsoft” Tech Support Phone Scam
CHICAGO, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan reported Illinois residents are being targeted by phone scammers who pose as...
Protesters to Condemn Air & Water Show’s Glorification of Violence and Militarism; Say Guantanamo Injustice Tied to Torture Flights, Drone Killings
There will be a press conference today, Saturday, August 16 at 12 Noon at the North Avenue Beach in Chicago,...
President Obama Gives Update on Iraq and Responds to the Situation in Ferguson, MO
Edgartown, Massachusetts President Barack Obama's Statement: Today (8/14/14) , I’d like to update the American people on two issues that...
Judge Borman Steps Down From the Case of Rasmea Odeh
(From the Rasmea Defense Committee) Judge Paul D. Borman has removed himself from the case of Palestinian community leader Rasmea...
Robin Williams, Funny Man Revere, a Global Icon, has Left the Stage
Williams died yesterday at the age of 63 of an apparent suicide President Barack Obama issues statement on his death...
NAACP’s Response to the Death of 18-Year-Old Michael Brown of Ferguson, MO
Editor's Note: Michael Brown is the unarmed teen shot down by police which sent hundreds of angry residents to the...
