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Peace Prize Winners Slam ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ for Glorifying War

Seven Nobel Peace Prize winners, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa, are protesting the new NBC reality show “Stars Earn Stripes, ...

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What the Ryan VP Pick Means to Blacks

When presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced last weekend that the man he felt best suited to be his vice presidential running mate ...

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Rev Barber For The Wilmington Ten Pardons

Produced by the Wilmington Ten Pardon's of Innocence Project, NC NAACP Pres. Rev. Dr. William Barber II talks about why justice must be done for the Wilmington Ten case. ...

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Happy Father’s Day from First lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama wishes a happy Father's Day to all the dads out there and shares why President Obama is a great dad. ...

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EXCLUSIVE: NATIONAL NAACP BOARD PASSES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING WILMINGTON TEN PARDONS

by CASH MICHAELS By unanimous vote, the national NAACP Board passed a resolution during its Florida retreat last weekend supporting the petition of pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten. Rev. William Barber, president of the NCNAACP and a national NAACP Board member, and veteran civil rights attorney Al McSurely, crafted the resolution language. Barber, who is also chair of the national NAACP's Politi ...

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SUPPORT SWELLS FOR WILMINGTON TEN PARDONS

Thus far, at least two members of Congress; the heads of both the national and state NAACP; a prominent UNC-Chapel Hill law professor, and the head of the United Church of Christ have joined a growing number of supporters ...

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NNPA EXCLUSIVE: FALSELY CONVICTED 40 YEARS AGO, WILMINGTON 10 SEEKS PARDON TODAY

Seven survivors and the families of three deceased members of the Wilmington Ten - ten 1970's civil rights activists convicted forty years ago of conspiracy charges to commit violence ...

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WILL GAY MARRIAGE ISSUE DIVIDE BLACK ELECTORATE?

Right on the heels of North Carolina becoming the 31st state in the Union to pass a ban on homosexual marriage, President Barack Obama announced his support of matrimony between same sex couples. ...

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BLACK WOMEN MAKE MAJOR EMPLOYMENT GAINS

Black women are making the most significant gains in employment but still lag behind Whites, according to the Labor Department. The most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show ...

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NEWS ANALYSIS: DOES AMENDMENT ONE MEAN OBAMA LOSES NC?

The controversial Amendment One ballot referendum that establishes a constitutional ban against same-sex marriage, in addition to outlawing domestic partnerships and civil unions in North Carolina ...

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