The Chicago NAACP and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910-1966 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
Volunteers expect to serve 150 free meals from 5 to 7 p.m. Dinners will go to 50 members of the Y's Residency Program, 50 community members (on a first-come basis) and 50 senior citizens at Mont Pleasant Commons on Chrisler Avenue.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
His speech to local NAACP was on working for change President Barack Obama's former pastor, whose fiery sermons ignited controversy during the election campaign last year, told a local NAACP chapter Friday night to remember the past while continuing to work for change.
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
I usually check out RMG primarily for entertainment value. But I happened upon an interesting post that points to some information on a very important 2005 Supreme Court case: Kelo v. City of New London , the case that infamously allowed a city to take the property of its citizens by eminent domain, simply because the city council thought someone else would do a better job with it. The information...
Right Coast (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm seeing various reports on sbynews , the Daily Times , as well as some emails in my inbox regarding people's concern and their reverberation of my earlier prediction that Rick Pollitt is creating the "perfect storm" to set up the argument that the revenue cap needs to be repealed. This now seems to be becoming a populist notion. Why? Well, Pollitt's own proposal to deal with the issues...
Reality TV Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ever since the start of Jennifer Hudson’s career on American Idol, her life has been a whirlwind of successes. It looks like next year will be no different as the singer and Oscar-winning actress has just scored another compelling big screen role… Next spring, Jennifer will begin filming Winnie, in which she will play the wife [...] Related posts: Jennifer Hudson Still Watches American...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | yesterday
crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters An interesting situation is brewing in Philadelphia regarding this "lovely" image to the left. It was given to a middle school algebra class on a math worksheet to illustrate an assignment question. The image itself is hideous. The problem was exacerbated by the fact that the there is only one black student in the algebra class. And to make...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | yesterday
Getting ready for Marriage Equality We'll be down in Trenton Monday , lobbying our legislators. Come join us if you can, and if you can't, see what you can do from home or your office. And thanks. Chris Christie gears up Flashback ... Fergie ... Chris Christie names 19 transition team subcommittee chairs , including Mike Ferguson. Christie can completely alter the Highlands Council. Yes, he can. Christie...
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Filed under: Interviews , Race and Civil Rights The reactions I received from those in the Your Black World Coalition in response to the decision by Heather Ellis to take the plea deal varied all the way across the board. There were some who felt that Heather had sold out the cause of her supporters by admitting guilt to something she maintains that she did not do. Then, there were those who felt...
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
More charges have been filed in the case. What a horror show. Mario McNeill has been charged with murder. Both McNeill and Antoinette Davis (the egg donor) should face the death penalty...although Davis will likely get off easy. What's almost just as shocking as the case itself is the fact that both suspects are getting support from....guess who? Women of course. Black women. I know... I know, I shouldn't...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
His speech to local NAACP was on working for change President Barack Obama's former pastor, whose fiery sermons ignited controversy during the election campaign last year, told a local NAACP chapter Friday night to remember the past while continuing to work for change.
Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
NBC Action News, thankfully, reports that local civil rights groups aren't so easily selling out their cause: Three of the city's most influential civil rights groups -- the NAACP, the Urban League and the local Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) -- will not join the Cordish Company's call for a dress code oversight board.
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Use old Sch’dy Armory for new science museum Prayer for free meal an improper quid pro quo Time for New York to ban outdoor wood boilers Obama foreign policy the biggest concern Let everybody, pols too, buy health insurance Schenectady’s NAACP is back, thank you
The Michigan Daily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
An event last night in South Quad brought stories of police brutality against people of color to University students. Cleo Silvers, an ex-Black Panther and civil rights activist, spoke at an event sponsored by the Michigan Student Assembly Peace and Justice Commission, MSA Minority Affairs Commission, the NAACP and South Quad Minority Peer Advisors.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
For centuries, it has been viewed as the key to liberation and empowerment. Over the past couple of weeks, it has also been front and center in the news. Repeatedly. Headlines: "15 city school buildings on chopping block" (Nov. 3) "Achievement test highlights gap for Pittsburgh's black students" (Nov. 10) "City schools try to halt dropout rate" (Nov. 13) "Pittsburgh...
Corrente (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
No indeed : With unemployment among blacks at more than 15 percent, the N.A.A.C.P. will join several other groups on Tuesday to call on President Obama to do more to create jobs. ... In speaking out on jobs, N.A.A.C.P. leaders say they are not trying to pick a fight with the first African-American president. Rather, they say, they are pressing Mr. Obama in an area where they believe he wants to be...
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