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• Merit Selection Hearing Monday in Harrisburg

  
  judgesonmerit.org — Authority: 126
  On Monday December 7, the Courts Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the pending Merit Selection legislation .  The hearing will be at 10:00 am in Room G50, Irvis Office, Capitol Building. Testifying in support of implementing a Merit Selection ...
  7 hours ago

• Vote 2009: NAACP holds last mayoral forum tonight

  
  Wade on Birmingham — Authority: 434
  Vote 2009: The final chance for voters to meet the candidates as a group takes place tonight.
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• Dems Blast Higher Hurdles for Civil Rights Claims

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 733
  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (WDCpix) Last year, an Arizona housing developer known for building affordable homes for Hispanics filed a complaint against the City of Yuma, which denied his application to build homes for low to moderate income families in a predominately white high-income neighborhood. The developer sued ...
  15 hours ago

• Halle Berry’s Beverly Hills Home: Celebrity Real Estate

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 142
  The first and only woman of African American descent to win an Oscar for Best Actress, Halle Berry was awarded in 2001 for her performance in Monster’s Ball. Starting out as a fashion model and a former Miss USA contestant, Berry has become one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Countless recognitions and ...
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• Hilary Shelton: Reject the 1,000-Foot Rule

  
  ONE — Authority: 533
  This post comes to us from Hilary Shelton, Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau / Vice President for Advocacy:HIV / AIDS has affected all of us. Being a child in the 60’s and 70’s, I often liken the struggle against HIV /AIDS to the Vietnam War: For almost everyone in my generation, we [...]
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• The Right to Vote: The Core of Our Representative Democracy

  
  The Wichita NAACP Blog — Authority: 122
  Report from John Payton; President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund  to the The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is the oldest – and has been described as the finest – human rights law firm in American history. We have been involved in ...
  2 days ago

• Did you go to the DISD candidate forum last night?

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 429
  I couldnt be at the NAACP/LULAC forum last night. But if you went, please leave a comment below and fill us in. Did anyone stand out last night? Any candidates provide interesting answers? Some folks have already weighed in on a post from yesterday. Go to the jump to read their comments.
  2 days ago

• Telling the Truth: Immigrants and their communities

  
  Sociology Lens — Authority: 123
  by ChristinaBlunt Today, December 2, Maryland pastor Lennox Abrigo will be at the White House to discuss immigration reform. According to the New York Times, Abrigo and other pastors across the state have witnessed increases in the number of immigrants in their congregations as well as increases in the problems ...
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• We must not let Big Telecom segregate the Internet

  
  Afro-Netizen — Authority: 115
  By Malkia Cyril, Chris Rabb and Joseph Torres Originally published on The Huffington Post and cross-posted elsewhere When Fox News’ Glenn Beck called President Barack Obama a racist this past July, the online advocacy group ColorOfChange.org launched a campaign to convince advertisers to boycott ...
  3 days ago

• What you dont know about Civil Rights CAN hurt you

  
  The Wichita NAACP Blog — Authority: 122
  "Civil Rights" is not the name of a movement... "Civil Rights" is not a type of organization... "Civil Rights" is not a method of protest... Civil Rights are the rights and privileges guaranteed by law to all citizens of the United States. The Civil Rights movement was an organized and protracted ...
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• Race, Marriage and a False Analogy

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 759
  Brushing aside criticism that it is savaging religious liberty and some of the most reliable social services in the District of Columbia, the D.C. City Council today is set to approve a bill to end the protected status of traditional marriage. The collision between the redefinition of marriage and religious liberty ...
  4 days ago

• Tyler Perry gives $1 million to NAACP

  
  AlumniUnit.com — Authority: 128
  Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the gift announced last Monday is the largest donation from an individual in the organization’s history.“I feel so ...
  4 days ago

• NAACP Launches Push To Catch Baltimore Rapists

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 633
  From WJZ.com: BALTIMORE ― A string of sex attacks has east Baltimore on edge, and as Mike Hellgren reports there’s now a new push to get the men responsible off the streets and behind bars. Crime Stoppers is now offering a $2,000 reward, and the NAACP asking for volunteers to hand out flyers. After rapes, ...
  5 days ago

• Jewish Activists and White Institutions

  
  INCOG MAN: Sick of all the BS... — Authority: 126
  The Jews behind all the trouble-making.
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• OPINION: Stop Using Black People As Pawns In Gay Marriage Fight

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 633
  From the Washington Post: Their refrain was as familiar to me as dining hall food, and equally as offensive. All too often, white liberal classmates at the University of Virginia would ask, “Shouldn’t blacks, more than any other group, support gay rights?” I never understood my classmates’ need to align the ...
  6 days ago

• Sports Digest - Irish Times

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 145
  OLYMPICS : Pat Hickey was unanimously re-elected president of the European Olympic Committee (EOC) in Lisbon yesterday. Hickey will serve another four-year term, and will oversee the Continent’s challenge for success at the London Olympics in Continue .. From 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5, the NAACP ACT-SO ...
  6 days ago

• Despite pact, few blacks at Coast Guard school

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of African-Americans at its 1,000-cadet service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for blacks remain in single digits. ... Under a House bill, sponsored by Oberstar and Rep. Elijah ...
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• Tyler Perry donates $1 million to NAACP

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Baltimore, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports, filmmaker Tyler Perry has given away $1 million to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization. It is a huge donation by all sorts.The National Association for the ...
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• Tyler Perry donates $1 million to NAACP

  
  Entertainment News, Sports News, Celebrity News, African American Culture & Community News and Events - Bilal Ali Productions — Authority: 154
  In an unprecedented gesture, Tyler Perry has pledged $1 million to the country’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. “I feel so honored and blessed to be in a position where I can give,” said Perry. “Had it not been for the ...
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• Tyler Perry Donates One Million Dollars to NAACP

  
  Chocolate City: Arguably the Best African American Blog — Authority: 110
  Tyler PerryTyler Perry has made history again.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that the acclaimed film director has donated one million dollars, marking the largest gift ever given by an individual entertainer.  In 2007, he became the first black or African ...
  1 week ago

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