Los Angeles, California Local News
When Was the First Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles? – LAmag
[ad_1] Public events started in 1975, but the NAACP marked it a decade earlier Pacoima was the first place the city celebrated Juneteenth in…
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Orlando, Florida Local News
Two Denver suburbs eye new oversight of their police departments
[ad_1] Two Front Range cities are eyeing more oversight for their police departments. Lakewood’s City Council voted last week to “work toward the establishment” of…
Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News
Police chases in Aurora skyrocket after policy change, injuries more than quintuple
[ad_1] Police chases increased tenfold in the six months after Chief Todd Chamberlain broadened the Aurora Police Department’s policy to allow officers to pursue…
Dallas, Texas Local News
New documentary shows how 8 civil rights icons shaped history of Fort Worth — and U.S.
[ad_1] Opal Lee, who’s known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, is photographed for a celebration to commemorate the opening of her new house at…
Washington DC Local News
Loudoun Co. weighs historical marker to recognize first documented lynching – WTOP News
[ad_1] The state highway historical marker would be placed in the northernmost portion of Loudoun County at Point of Rocks to tell the story…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
The Hidden Cost: How Hurricanes Hit Black Students Harder
[ad_1] In 2017, Christina Boyd-Patterson was a high school senior when the remnants of Hurricane Irma — a Category 5 storm when it hit…
Cleveland, Ohio Local News
NAACP Maintains 2019 Cleveland ‘Water Lien’ Case is Worthy of Class Action Suit With Thousands Affected
[ad_1] Scene Archives Cleveland Water HQ Lawyers working for an affiliate of the NAACP argued earlier this month that an ongoing suit against Cleveland…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
A student has left Gettysburg College after a racial slur was etched onto a student’s chest, school officials say
[ad_1] (CNN) — A student athlete is no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania after they allegedly etched a racial slur onto the chest of a teammate,…
Entertainment
UMiss Palestine Protest Plagued By Racist Ole Miss Frat Boys Making Monkey Noises At A Black Woman
[ad_1] UMiss for PalestineFrat boys calling a Black woman a monkey… Who would’ve imagined that sight at a Palestine protest? It was supposed to…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
Black voters overwhelmingly support FDA’s menthol cigarette ban
[ad_1] A new poll recently released shows 62 percent of Black voters are in favor of the Food Drug Administration (FDA) ruling prohibiting the…
Education
NAACP Warns Black Athletes About Attending Florida Universities
[ad_1] The NAACP reacted to the shutdown of DEI programs after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to defund them in Florida. [ad_2] Source…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
Ready Aim Fire
[ad_1] I ask you just how hard is it to be a card-carrying Christian these days? I mean we’ve got card carrying Democrats and…
Entertainment
All about
[ad_1] Singer Andra Day will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of…
Lifestyle
Black Entrepreneurs Day, a Celebration of Black Business Curated by Daymond John, Returns Wednesday, Nov. 1, Streaming Live From The World Famous Apollo Theater
[ad_1] NEW YORK, October 10, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Guests Appearances by Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer, Shaquille O’Neal, Cari Champion, Sloane…
Breaking News
DeSantis addresses NAACP criticism
[ad_1] DeSantis addresses NAACP criticism – CBS News Watch CBS News The NAACP issued a travel advisory in May that called Florida “openly hostile…
Education
NAACP Calls Out Biden Over End To Student Loan Payment Pause
[ad_1] Two NAACP leaders have written to President Joe Biden, sharing their disappointment over the administration’s decision to restart federal student loan payments later…
Breaking News
NAACP and other civil-rights groups issue Florida travel advisories
[ad_1] Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, known as the “Don’t say gay” bill, in March at Classical Preparatory School in…
Lifestyle
NAACP Tells Black Americans, Others To Avoid Ron DeSantis’s Florida
[ad_1] The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida on Saturday, warning African-Americans and…
Breaking News
NAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi governor signs legislation expanding state control over Jackson’s judicial system and policing | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — The NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge new legislation signed by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves that expands the state’s law…
Breaking News
NAACP Image Awards 2023: How to watch and why the show still matters | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — The 54th NAACP Image Awards is a week-long celebration of excellence in film, TV, music and literature that will culminate in…