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On May 15, L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling is set to receive his second Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAACP. RELATED:  #BoycottClippers Trends In Response…

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Despite plans from the banking industry to add more than one million jobs between now and 2020 and data revealing that Blacks are obtaining more…

The “45TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Two-Hour Special Airs Live on Saturday, February 22 on TV One at 9:00 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed)  One-Hour…

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(LAS VEGAS, NV) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its final National Board of Directors meeting of 2013 this weekend…

With the recent resignation of NAACP President Ben Jealous (pictured), the organization finds itself looking for new leadership. In the organization’s 104-year history, a woman…

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In a surprise move, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, 40, has announced that he is stepping down from the position in January, 2014, reports USA Today.…

  Gov. McCrory has signed the controversial voter ID bill into law, that  would require all NC residents to present a valid ID before they can vote. Now the NC- NAACP,  who has been against the bill from the beginning has scheduled a news conference at 9:30 today to discuss the changes and talk about talk […]

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US Attorney General Eric Holder faces a tough decision as civil rights group petition the Department of Justice to press federal civil rights charges against…

NC rallies are attracting national media attention as 120 people were arrested yesterday after one of the largest “Moral Monday” protests against the NC Republican lead legislature policies. The police chief, Glen Allen, estimated the crowd at about 1,500 that gathered behind the LegislativeBuilding downtown Raleigh to protest unemployment benefits cuts that will end extended […]

Charlotteans were among the estimated 1,500 people who descended upon the General Assembly on Monday to protest impending legislation by the state legislature. Monday’s turn…