Results for NAACP
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Franklin Graham Meets With Black Church Leaders
Originally Posted: 03/21/2012 - 4:55pm | Type: Blog -
Religious leaders from the NAACP met with evangelist Franklin Graham Tuesday, less than a month after they accused him of "bearing false witness" when he questioned President Obama's Christian fai ...
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The Afternoon News: Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
Originally Posted: 01/05/2012 - 2:13pm | Type: Blog -
The Afternoon News: Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 Huffington Post: An Interview with United States 39 th President Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter is the 39th president of the United State ...
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Pivotal Church-State Case This Week
Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 8:24am | Type: Blog -
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to begin hearing oral arguments this week in one of the most important church-state cases in decades. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to begin hea ...
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How William J. Barber Saved Wake County Schools
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
February is Black History month. February is Black History month. In public schools and community centers across the United States, Black History month means that the busts of presiden ...
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Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2011/02/04/happy-birthday-rosa-parks/" target="_self"></a>Rosa Parks would have been 98 years old this Friday, February 4, 2011. As I watch ...
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Seeking Mercy (and Justice) in Mississippi
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog -
In 1994, Jamie and Gladys Scott were convicted in a Mississippi state court. In 1994, Jamie and Gladys Scott were convicted in a Mississippi state court. Despite the fact that Jaime wa ...
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Why August 28 Matters (It's Not About Glenn Beck)
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog -
On August 28, 1963 the mastermind of the historic <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/march-on-washington/">March on Washington</a>, A. On August 28, 1963 the maste ...
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The Parable of Shirley Sherrod
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog -
The Shirley Sherrod <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/21/agriculture.employee.usda/index.html" target="_blank">incident</a>, the latest stumble in our nation's clu ...
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Glenn Beck Co-opting the Steps of the Lincoln Memorial
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog -
I am grieved and angry that Glenn Beck is going to be on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28 (the anniversary of the historic civil rights March on Washington on August 28, 1963) -- and ...
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The Tea Summit We All Should Attend
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog -
The NAACP recently roared into the national spotlight when, during the organization's 101st Annual Convention, its delegates unanimously passed a <a href="http://www.naacp.org/blog/entry/why-we-pas ...