It's My Mind (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Springfield, Illinois is doing more to remember the 1908 Race Riots. This story from the S tate Journal Register : A miniature monument commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot will be unveiled at 4 p.m. Saturday during the Illinois NAACP’s 72nd annual state convention at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center. The monument is a replica of a larger sculpture...
News & Observer (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Marchers with the NAACP in North Carolina arrived at the state Capitol today to mark the start of the organization's state convention in Raleigh.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
DAYTON — The youngest mayor in Youngstown's history is the scheduled keynote speaker Oct. 17 for the Dayton Unit NAACP's 57th annual Freedom Fund Banquet.
Durham-in-Wonderland (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
In the lacrosse case "hall of infamy," few figures are more worthy of inclusion than state NAACP attorney Al McSurely. This is, after all, the man who authored the August 2006 guilt-presuming, error-laden 82-point "memorandum of law ," [scroll down] which stood as the NAACP's legal "analysis" of the case. Among its whoppers: “The only Black [lacrosse] player, a freshman, left the party before the dancers...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The 53rd Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, "Working for Justice," will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
Bull City Rising (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Some key highlights from the funnies today and this weekend: The H-S reports that private schools in the area appear to be doing well despite the bad economy, though DA at least reports an uptick in financial aid requests. (H-S) Thirteen NAACP members and supporters marched through East Durham this weekend to mark the NAACP's 65th anniversary in NC, and to call for reparations for the 1898 Wilmington...
News & Observer (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Statewide series of marches to end in Raleigh as NAACP conference begins.
Vivian J. Paige (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Some 500 people gathered Saturday evening for the Norfolk Branch of the NAACP’s 51st Annual Life Membership and Freedom Fund Banquet. The event was held at The Murray Center, which has become the premier location in Norfolk for such outings. Among the attendees were US Rep. Bobby Scott, Sen. Creigh Deeds, Dels. Kenny Alexander, Joe [...]
A Slant Truth (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Just in case you thought the Blackface Files had gone the way of the Dodo, you should check out Kevin Myles at The Wichita NAACP Blog, where he documents a case of a City Mayor, yeah that’s right, a City Mayor, who finds humor in Blackface. Sigh. Kevin handles his business well, though, and [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The NAACP of Baltimore has created an e-mail address and a phone number for people to report rumors they've heard about restrictions at the polls. Marvin "Doc" Cheatham, president of the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said the group will investigate rumors people have heard and get back to them to clarify any confusion. Cheatham said the e-mail address...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Civil rights group sets up e-mail address, phone number for concerned voters The NAACP of Baltimore has created an e-mail address and a phone number for people to report rumors they've heard about various restrictions at the polls.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
The mayor of a Kansas town appeared in blackface as part of a drag-queen beauty contest but apologized after a meeting with NAACP officials.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
The mayor of a Kansas town appeared in blackface as part of a drag-queen beauty contest but apologized after a meeting with NAACP officials. Arkansas City Mayor Mel Kuhn won the weekend fundraiser, in which he appeared in dark makeup and used a vulgar reference to female genitalia as his character name. The fundraiser supported foster children.
MSNBC.com: Race in America (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The mayor of a Kansas town appeared in blackface as part of a drag-queen beauty contest but apologized after a meeting with NAACP officials.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The mayor of a Kansas town appeared in blackface as part of a drag-queen beauty contest but apologized after a meeting with NAACP ...
