(Raleigh, NC) – Seventeen people, including eight ministers, civil rights leaders, and students, were arrested for a prayerful protest at the state legislature in Raleigh, N.C., on April 29. The activists were handcuffed and taken to jail while they sang and prayed in front of the locked doors of the North Carolina Senate. The nonviolent […]
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NAACP Challenges Voter Suppression at 103rd Annual Convention
The NAACP took a principled stand against voter suppression at their 103rd annual convention last week in Houston, Texas. The theme “Your Power, Your Decision – VOTE” was on full display as delegates heard from Vice President Biden and Gov. Mitt Romney and learned about attacks on the right to vote in states across the […]
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Nominations for 43rd NAACP Image Awards
Artists and entertainers will gather on the red carpet for the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, a two-hour star-studded event that will air live, 8 p.m., Feb. 17 (7:00 p.m. central) on NBC. The NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premiere multicultural awards show. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of […]
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Ben Wrobel…Scott Sisters, Free at Last
This month, Jaime and Gladys Scott walked out of prison 16 years after they first entered. Their double-life sentences were criticized as indicative of the egregious sentencing in our criminal justice system, and their release by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was hailed as a long-overdue victory for justice, as well as an example of a […]