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Clooney arrested in protest at Sudanese Embassy

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Actor George Clooney and his father have been arrested at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington...
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NAACP to take voter ID laws to the UN

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The NAACP hopes that international pressure will help to reverse legislation in 31 U.S. states that has changed access to voting...
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Black leaders react to State of the Union address

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theGRIO REPORT - Black leaders react to the president's third State of the Union speech...
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Gingrich: Both ally and foe to key black leaders

April Ryan, White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks
theGRIO REPORT - While the former House Speaker has disagreed with the NAACP and other groups and black leaders on key issues, he has also built some alliances...
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Ben Jealous on march to fight voter suppression

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
TheGRIO Q&A - The NAACP is currently fighting nationwide voter suppression through various initiatives President Ben Jealous told theGrio...
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NAACP report: Are voter IDs the new Jim Crow?

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - A new NAACP report on the suppression of the black vote refers to recent right-wing political tactics as the new Jim Crow...
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NAACP plans nationwide protests on voter ID laws

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NEW YORK (AP) - Kansas, Tennessee and Wisconsin are among the states that passed voter identification measures this year...
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NAACP leader on Troy Davis: 'This case stinks'

Joy-Ann Reid
TheGRIO REPORT - The NAACP on Wednesday announced its next steps in the civil rights organization's drive to stop the execution of Troy Davis...
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TV station portrays law-abiding boy as thug

Jaquen Castellanos
theGRIO REPORT - After a drive-by shooting involving two teens, Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM interviewed a few preschool-aged criminologists...
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NAACP urges minorities to up vote in 2012

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - To do that, Roger Vann, the group's chief operating officer, said the organization plans to use sophisticated databases, social media and extensive outreach...
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