Budget passes in the U.S. House of Representatives; President Obama and Boehner respond
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NAACP Calls for DOJ Investigation into the Misconduct of the Miami Gardens Police Department
MIAMI, FL – Yesterday, the Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches and its Miami-Dade County Branch asked Attorney General Eric...
President Barack Obama: Mandela was not afraid to compromise for the sake of a larger goal
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Urban renewal plan for Black America
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Newly announced winner of 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize, anti-slavery leader Biram Abeid of Mauritania in West Africa, to speak to faith and community organizations in Chicago and DuPage County December 7 – 9th
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Nelson Mandela, an icon, world statesman, a remarkable man of great vision and courage, dies at 95
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 By Juanita Bratcher Former South African President Nelson Mandela died Thursday...
New report examines impact of credit card debt on African American middle class
Washington, DC — African Americans face unique financial strain and suffer more negative consequences than other groups from their credit...
NAACP disappointed by Ruling in Duane Buck Case
The NAACP released the following statement in response to the decision by the Texas Criminal Appeals Court to deny Duane...
Federal disaster assistance to help unemployed
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Illinoisans believe that gun violence is a serious problem but oppose mandatory minimum prison sentences for illegal gun possession (SB1342)
(From OCPress Activist News) “This is not a problem we can legislate away. We have to change the way people...
