October 2007 - Posts

• Texas NAACP highlights achievements of Dallas branch

  The Texas State NAACP is turning the spotlight on the local arm of the nation's most prominent civil rights organization. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-wade_31met.ART.State.Edition1.428d13d.html Read More..... Posted Oct 31 2007, 10:11 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP alleges discrimination during black biker week

  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a Friendly's restaurant closed its building and served a limited menu from the sidewalk during a weeklong black motorcycle rally. http://www.abc2news.com/news/state/story.aspx... Posted Oct 31 2007, 10:02 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP Disavows Hate Crime March in W.Va.

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NAACP said Tuesday it does not support a hate crime awareness march that will raise money for a black woman who says she was tortured by six whites. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGf8Wr9o4awDOQC3Vls0TYEZSUAgD8SJSK904... Posted Oct 31 2007, 10:00 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP, Action Groups Want 'Justice' For Slain Teen

  MIAMI -- Members of the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a civil rights organization for ethnic minorities in the United States and members of the Haitian community denounced the shooting of a 19-year-old North Miami... Posted Oct 31 2007, 09:51 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP to state: No slots

  BALTIMORE - A proposal to allow up to 15,000 slot machines in Maryland drew criticism Sunday from the NAACP and the state comptroller. http://www.examiner.com/a-1015806~NAACP_to_state__Say__no__to_slot_machines.html?cid=rss-Baltimore Read More... Posted Oct 29 2007, 11:28 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP lashes out at court official's actions

  VIENNA — Edward Dubose, president of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, has called for a press conference to denounce Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney Denise Fachini for what the organization calls "illegal actions against and... Posted Oct 29 2007, 11:21 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP to speak on Hughes case at state conference

  LAKE COUNTY The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) plans to give an update on the Renato Hughes murder trial at its 20th annual California state conference Saturday. http://www.record-bee.com/local/ci_7297044 Read More... Posted Oct 29 2007, 11:18 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP's purpose greater than our challenges

  "We have never succumbed to elitism at the NAACP," Hayes told community leaders during the Dayton NAACP chapter's 56th annual Freedom Fund banquet at the convention center. "Our purpose is greater than our challenges." http://www... Posted Oct 29 2007, 11:16 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP Praises Georgia Supreme Court's order to Release Genar

  NAACP officials are applauding the Georgia Supreme Court's order to release Genarlow Wilson from the Burruss Correctional Training Center. http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur38000.cfm Read More... Posted Oct 29 2007, 11:13 AM by NAACP.org

• The Genarlow Wilson Story: An Update

  (CNN) - The Supreme Court of Georgia has ordered the release of Genarlow Wilson. http://www.naacp.org/news/theadvocate/advocate_newsletter/summer07/cm1/index.htm Read More... Posted Oct 26 2007, 10:35 AM by NAACP.org

• Bond, Gregory Among Scheduled NAACP Speakers

  Julian Bond and activist and comedian *** Gregory are among the speakers set for the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1007/466954.html Read More... Posted Oct 26 2007, 08:57 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP presses challenge to voter ID laws

  DETROIT -- The Detroit Branch of the NAACP announced Thursday that it will continue its fight against a controversial new state law requiring Michigan voters to show photo identification or sign an affidavit in order to cast a ballot at the same time... Posted Oct 26 2007, 08:55 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP honors local women for achievements in all fields

  Some were recognized for their work as educators or elected officials. Most of the 36 women honored at the NAACP Prince George’s County chapter fundraising banquet Saturday were recognized for breaking barriers of race and gender in their respective... Posted Oct 25 2007, 09:13 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP Leads Boot Camp Protest March

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - About 700 protesters marched to the federal courthouse Tuesday to voice their outrage at the handling of a black teenager's death at a boot camp. http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7019265,00.html Read More..... Posted Oct 24 2007, 09:14 AM by NAACP.org

• NAACP leads protest march

  Hundreds of marchers shouting "No justice, no peace" were protesting the handling of a teenager's death after he was hit and kicked at a state boot camp last year. http://www.news12now.com/news/camp_4705451___article.html/death_panama.html... Posted Oct 24 2007, 09:13 AM by NAACP.org