NAACP President Todd Jealous blasted CNN for not having any African-American anchors in their newly announced prime time news line-up. “As CNN announced their new schedule, a glaring omission was present — no African Americans were hosts or anchors in their prime time lineup,” he said. “The NAACP is deeply concerned with the lack of […]
NEW YORK — New York City parents are infuriated with NAACP Brooklyn chapter president Karen Boykin-Towns and her husband, calling them hypocrites for sending their daughter to a New England boarding school, after publicly denouncing charter schools in the city area. Boykin-Town’s husband, Darryl Towns, is the state housing commissioner and former Brooklyn state assemblyman […]
At this year’s NAACP Leadership 500 Summit, young professionals from across the nation convened in Hollywood, FL to discuss the next steps in empowering a new frontline of civil rights and social justice advocates. On Friday, the business session of our Summit began with a workshop on Digital Vision Boards led by Lindsey C. Holmes […]
NEW YORK-NAACP head Hazel Duke recently sent an email to a parent who wrote her urging the NAACP to drop a lawsuit against the Department Of Education for closing schools and opening charter schools. Gothamist reports: “You are not a member of the NAACP and don’t understand that you are doing the business of slave […]
The first of a series of blogs from NAACP Chairwoman, Roslyn Brock… For the past year, I have had the extraordinary opportunity to carry the banner of the NAACP across this nation as an exemplar of the next generation of necessary leaders. This weekend, we gathered in Hollywood, FL for the 7th Annual NAACP Leadership […]
Florence, SC — The NAACP has filed a law suit against summer hot spot Myrtle Beach for its alleged pattern of discrimination against black bikers. Citing the fact that many popular businesses close during Black Bike Week, but happily serve the mostly white Harley Davidson Spring Bike Rally crowd, the civil rights group is leading […]
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA-The NAACP will be looking at the way businesses and police treat African American motorcycle riders for Black Biker Week to monitor racial discrimination. WMBF reports: Thursday the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced year seven of Operation Bike Week Justice in Myrtle Beach. The organization will be […]
FLORIDA – The NAACP has joined forces with Latino and human rights groups to oppose bills in the Florida senate that would require law enforcement agencies to racially profile. Politic365 reports: These bills “would require law enforcement officials in Florida to engage in racial profiling – an insidious practice all too familiar to racial and […]
A recent study was done at YourBlackWorld.com in regards to the NAACP nominating hip-hop artists like Jay Z and Nicki Minaj for awards, when they use derogatory terms toward women and the “N-word” in their raps. The survey sparked from The survey posed this question to participants: “The NAACP Image Awards recently nominated artists like […]
MIAMI-The NAACP is requesting that a civilian panel investigate the killing of eight black men in the past ten months. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The Miami Herald reports: Meanwhile, the ACLU presented a letter Tuesday to the city’s Civilian Investigative Panel, listing dates and names of the men killed by police between […]
Reports are coming out of Georgia that prison guards have retaliated with violence in response to the Georgia Prison strike that took place last month. According to Georgia State NAACP President Edward Dubose, inmates have been beaten with hammers and other foreign objects allegedly in retaliation for their participation in the strike. President Dubose says […]
Nashville, Tenn. — Nashville’s NAACP wants to have a sit down meeting with the mayor and police chief about what they call a “chronic problem” with recruiting and promoting black officers.
