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July 18, 2010
OPINION - In preparation for your first ever public speaking engagement, I would like to offer up this prepared speech…
July 15, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Integration came relatively peacefully to the North Carolina capital. There was no "stand in the schoolhouse…
July 15, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Tyson starred in 'Sounder' and 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.'...
July 15, 2010
The plan to convert Michael Jackson's former famed residence into a state park is being rallied by California Assemblyman Mike…
July 15, 2010
OPINION - The NAACP was right to call out the Tea Party for doing nothing about the racists among them.…
July 14, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The black leaders spoke Wednesday to reporters in Kansas City at the annual convention of…
July 14, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Leaders of the country's largest civil rights organization accused tea party activists on Tuesday of…
July 13, 2010
OPINION - The willingness of some tea party protesters to use racism and the unwillingness of many to denounce them…
July 13, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - NAACP President Ben Jealous has chastised the tea party during the convention, saying the movement…
July 13, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - As Glenn Beck hosts his 'Restoring Honor' event Aug. 28th at the Lincoln Memorial, civil rights organizations…
July 12, 2010
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - 'Jobs, education and justice, the campaign for the general election,' Greene said, when asked what he…
July 12, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Michelle Obama says Americans need to change their eating habits to avoid producing the nation's…
July 12, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The group wants a meeting with BP's chief executive. Messages left with BP representatives weren't…
July 12, 2010
OPINION - Our nation's children -- from the Gulf Coast to the Iron City -- deserve for all of us…
July 10, 2010
SLIDESHOW - As the NAACP hosts its 101st Convention this week, the organization is looking to a younger generation of…
July 9, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The NAACP convention, set to start Saturday, also will focus on education and the mounting…
July 9, 2010
OPINION - All communities, including communities of color along the Gulf Coast must be fully restored and receive needed support…
July 8, 2010
OPINION - Its actions over the last several years indicate a growing disjunction between its stated principles and what is…
July 7, 2010
OPINION - An appearance or message from him is politically expedient, practical and simply the right thing to do...
July 2, 2010
CLUTCH - Reports indicate Gibson's racist and sexist words were caught on audio tape. Among his threats, the actor tells…