Judge strikes down NYC soda ban, NY NAACP president responds
theGRIO REPORT - A judge has struck down a ban restricting the size of sodas sold in certain establishments in New York City that was set to go into effect Tuesday...
NAACP rep blasts 'unfairness' of NYC soda ban
theGRIO REPORT - 'What we are saying in the brief that was filed is that there is an unfairness to this,' Hazel N. Dukes, president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP, told theGrio....
NAACP, Hispanic Federation join forces with opponents of NYC soda ban
The NAACP's New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have joined beverage makers and sellers in trying to stop the rule from taking effect March 12. Critics are attacking what they call an inconsistent and undemocratic regulation, while city officials and health experts defend it as a pioneering and proper move to fight obesity.
