A settlement between the big three American tobacco companies and the federal government requires executives to produce an ad campaign that reveals the harmful health…
Gary With Da Tea from “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” is never shy about sharing his opinion, and he gives his thoughts about who should…
(LAS VEGAS, NV) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its final National Board of Directors meeting of 2013 this weekend…
With the recent resignation of NAACP President Ben Jealous (pictured), the organization finds itself looking for new leadership. In the organization’s 104-year history, a woman…
With the sudden resignation of NAACP president Ben Jealous, the search is on for a new leader. BlackAmericaWeb.com’s Senior Political Correspondent, Michael H. Cottman, recently…
It’s time for a radical change at the top: The next president of the NAACP should be a woman. After 104 years, the nation’s largest…
In a surprise move, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, 40, has announced that he is stepping down from the position in January, 2014, reports USA Today.…
Russell Simmons is the latest victim of social media backlash. A video purported to be Harriet Tubman’s sex tape hit his You Tube channel yesterday…
Roland Martin talks with Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, about the importance of continuing the fight for the Voting…
US Attorney General Eric Holder faces a tough decision as civil rights group petition the Department of Justice to press federal civil rights charges against…
NAACP president Benjamin Jealous issued a statement following the George Zimmerman verdict calling for the Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. A jury in Sanford, Florida has found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. I know I am not alone in my outrage, anger, and heartbreak over this […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Special thanks to Crystal Nickens Freeman of Atlanta, Ga., daughter of Barbara Pace Hunt for this submission. Barbara Pace Hunt was the lead…
