NAACP leaders hope to recapture '08 momentum
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The NAACP convention, set to start Saturday, also will focus on education and the mounting jobs losses that have disproportionately affected minorities...
NAACP: What we want to see from BP
OPINION - All communities, including communities of color along the Gulf Coast must be fully restored and receive needed support and assistance from BP...
NAACP pot legalization stance may leave legacy up in smoke
OPINION - Its actions over the last several years indicate a growing disjunction between its stated principles and what is best for the African-American community...
Why Obama shouldn't skip this year's NAACP convention
OPINION - An appearance or message from him is politically expedient, practical and simply the right thing to do...
NAACP condemns Mel Gibson for reported racist rant
CLUTCH - Reports indicate Gibson's racist and sexist words were caught on audio tape. Among his threats, the actor tells his ex-girlfriend he will burn down her home...
Calif NAACP to back pot legalization initiative
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The group highlighted findings it says show the arrest rate among blacks for low-level marijuana crimes far exceed those of whites in the state's largest counties...
The evolution of Robert Byrd's racial politics
OPINION - Byrd renounced his racist past, demonstrating that people have the power to change and move beyond hate...
Black firefighters settle lawsuit against Philadelphia
A group of African American firefighters and the NAACP have settled their federal lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia over allegations of racist Internet postings made by white firefighters while on duty...
Conservative groups oppose NAACP on felons' voting rights
From The LA Times - Should convicted felons have the right to vote? The NAACP and ACLU say yes, but two leading conservative groups say no...
NAACP takes issue with 'racist' Hallmark card
Hallmark pulls graduation card off the shelves after NAACP calls it 'offensive to African-American women'...
