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Tamir Rice’s Autopsy Report Released, Death Ruled A Homicide
Medical examiner Thomas P. Gilson released the child’s autopsy today, reporting Rice died due to a gunshot wound to the torso, causing injuries to the major vessel […]
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Video of Cleveland Police Shooting of Tamir Rice Raises Disturbing Questions
The details of how this tragic shooting went down still need to be fleshed out, but based on a surveillance video of the shooting at Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland’s West Side […]
NAACP Begins March, “Journey for Justice: Ferguson to Jefferson City”
The NAACP stands with citizens and communities who are deeply disappointed that the grand jury did not indict Darren Wilson for the tragic death of Michael Brown, Jr. […]
JetBlue’s Engine ‘Explodes’
Many wept. Some prayed. But after their smoke-filled plane rattled to an emergency landing, passengers had a new lease on life […]
Dr. Benjamin Chavis Interview
Dr. Benjamin Chavis is a civil rights pioneer. He led the NAACP in the early 90s and he was the director of the Million Man March. […]
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard Sues Law Firm Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton And Lawyer Dennis M. Gingold For $8 million For Non Payment On Behalf Of National Black Farmers Association President John W. Boyd, Jr.
Doyle, Barlow and Mazard PLLC represents John W. Boyd, Jr. in a lawsuit seeking reasonable compensation for the time, effort and resources Mr. Boyd […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Expresses Outrage Over Abduction of Nigerian Girls
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority condemns the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian girls and joins the worldwide rallying cry to “Bring Back Our Girls!” […]
Benjamin Jealous Joins the Center for American Progress as Senior Fellow
Today, the Center for American Progress announced that Benjamin Jealous, partner at Kapor Capital and former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People […]
Unemployment Rate for Black Women Falls to Single Digits
The unemployment rate for Black women 20 years and older fell to 9.9 percent in February, the lowest rate for that group in five years, according to the Labor Department. […]
From NNPA to NAACP to Silicon Valley – Ben Jealous still pushing technology for equality
The center’s co-founders and co-chairs Mitchell Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein are bringing Jealous on to find tech-savvy entrepreneurs and inventors with ideas for using technology for social impact, mainly to fill racial and economic gaps in America. […]