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Obama’s attempts to close digital divide jeopardized by legal dispute

In July, President Obama traveled to Oklahoma to make a relatively little-noticed but important announcement that has the potential to transform the lives of...

Black Tea Party leader blasts #blacklivesmatter

Niger Innis, the Executive Director of the TeaParty.net and CORE National spokesperson, was critical of the #BlackLivesMatter movement during a media appearance. Innis was a guest...

Julian Bond: Family, friends and colleagues weigh in on his passing

 The passing of iconic civil rights advocate and former NAACP chairman, Julian Bond, has struck a chord on so many levels, with so many...

Presidential candidates speak at National Urban League Convention

The National Urban League recently held its 2015 National Convention at the at the Fort Lauderdale  Florida Convention Center. According to Marc Morial, national president,...

President tells Americans to fight for their right to vote

In some ways, the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act could not have come at a better time, at least for the Democrats....

Amend Constitution to add a right to vote

On August 6, the Voting Rights Act, keystone of the civil rights movement, will mark its 50th anniversary. This was an act, passed in...

Needed: More Black male doctors

“While many initiatives and programs supported by foundations, medical schools, and government have contributed to increasing diversity in the physician pipeline, the number of...

Obama speaks plainly about racism in criminal justice system

      When President Obama spoke before the Philadelphia NAACP last week, he spoke our more forcefully and directly about the racial inequities inherent in the...

New Spokane NAACP president wants to repair Rachel Dolezal damage [video]

*Naima Quarles-Burnley (pictured), the new president of the Spokane NAACP, says she wants to focus on repairing the damage from the recent Rachel Dolezal controversy.Quarles-Burnley...

Confederate flag leaves State Capitol in Columbia, S.C.

The people’s representatives have spoken – early Thursday morning the SC House agreed that the Confederate battle flag will leave its place of prominence...

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