Black woman who walked for peace now walking for the environment
"We want to raise awareness of the damage being done to the planet through pollution. " says Audri Scott Williams ...
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Supreme Court Justice equates Black voting rights with ‘racial entitlements’
BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the oral arguments last week before the Supreme Court to determine whether a key section of the Voting Rights Act should be upheld, Justice Antonin Scalia referred to the provision as “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” It was the kind of comment that could easily spark a demonstration in front of the court. But when Scalia made his comment ...
Read more ›Blacks bear brunt of great recession wealth losses
The Great Recession has had its greatest impact on African Americans, who saw their net wealth decrease at a rate more than four times faster than Whites/ ...
Read more ›Feds indict Ray Nagin on 21 counts
The 21 corruption charges filed against 56-year-old Nagin Friday include wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. ...
Read more ›Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday honored by a postage stamp featuring her image
The U.S. Postal Service will be unveiling a postage stamp that features an image of Rosa Parks ...
Read more ›GOP’S ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ attack on Susan Rice
The newly-elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, says politically-inspired charges that United Nations Ambassador Susan E. Rice is “not very bright” and is “unqualified” to be named Secretary of State by President Barack Obama are racist and sexist in addition to being untrue. ...
Read more ›EXCLUSIVE: NAACP mounts national Wilmington Ten petition
The national NAACP has once again joined its North Carolina conference of chapters in supporting pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten. ...
Read more ›Congressman Butterfield elected First Vice Chair of Congressional Black Caucus
As First Vice Chair, Butterfield will hold the number two position in the Caucus for the duration of the 113th Congress, which begins in January ...
Read more ›NAACP releases battleground state poll data of Black voters
“This data underscores the decisive role we played in key battleground states,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO of the NAACP. “It reveals opportunities for the GOP to improve its relationship with our community, and suggests the Democratic Party should not assume it will see the 2008 and 2012 levels of Black turnout in 2016.” ...
Read more ›Obama is re-elected to second term
After riding to victory in Ohio on the strength of his successful auto bailout plan and a come-from-behind victory in Virginia and possibly Florida, President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday to a second term. ...
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