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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The group highlighted findings it says show the arrest rate among blacks for low-level marijuana crimes…
OPINION - Byrd renounced his racist past, demonstrating that people have the power to change and move beyond hate...
A group of African American firefighters and the NAACP have settled their federal lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia over…
From The LA Times - Should convicted felons have the right to vote? The NAACP and ACLU say yes, but…
Hallmark pulls graduation card off the shelves after NAACP calls it 'offensive to African-American women'...
In a state that has a significant black population but only white representatives in Congress, next week's runoff has racial…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's 10th annual traffic stop analysis shows black motorists were 70 percent more likely than…
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - The voters who elected President Barack Obama in 2008 and the NAACP's members outnumber the people…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The company that operates Kansas City's Power & Light entertainment district has relaxed its dress…
OPINION - At no time in history has a single liberation movement advanced or been sustained by the interest of…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's oldest and largest civil rights group voted unanimously at a board meeting in Florida to…
OPINION - Imagine my shock when I learned the company accused of squashing the financial security of millions, is now…
OPINION - We understand, Mr. Boyce. We know you're an ally and a friend of the NAACP. We know some…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - After years of fighting for social justice, civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks will be laid…
VIDEO - Mourners paid respects Monday to longtime NAACP executive director Benjamin L. Hooks as he laid in repose at…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Hooks took over the NAACP in 1977 and, by declaring "the civil rights movement is not…
OPINION - In virtually every decade, African-Americans have been undercounted and by no small margin...
VIDEO - The NAACP is calling for an independent investigation into the police shooting of a 2-year-old and his mother…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (AP) - The National Medical Association announced Thursday morning that Mfume will become their new executive leader effective…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The chief of Providence's police department and the mayor are defending themselves against accusations that they…