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Remembering Two Civil Rights Champions

Remembering Two Civil Rights Champions

June marks the anniversary of the deaths of two civil rights giants who helped to change this country – Robert Kennedy and Medgar Evers.

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Former NAACP Chair Says The IRS Was Right To Target Tea Party Groups (VIDEO)

Julian Bond; photo: Nikki Khan, The Washington Post;@PBS

Calling the Tea Party the ‘Taliban wing of American politics,’ Julian Bond dismisses the faux outrage over the IRS doing its job.

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Multiple Arrests Of Liberal Activists In North Carolina (You Read That Right) Breed More Protests

Protesters prepare to be arrested in Raleigh; @WatchDogWire

‘One of our sayings is ‘Stay in Trouble’ and that’s what we intend to do because we have to fight against anything that threatens the future of our grandchildren.’

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North Carolina Police Arrest Black Preachers For Praying In Protest Of Extreme GOP Agenda (VIDEO)

Reverend Dr. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, shortly before being arrested for protesting an onslaught of ultra-conservative legislation.

‘They are pursuing a cruel, unusual and unconstitutional agenda reminiscent of the Old South,” declares Reverend Dr. William Barber.

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Sandra Fluke Keynote Speaker This Weekend In Richmond, VA Celebrating ‘War On Women’ Activism

Sandra Fluke Keynote Speaker This Weekend In Richmond, VA Celebrating ‘War On Women’ Activism

This is a public event and UniteWomen.org would like to invite everyone to join in celebrating the strides being made in women’s rights.

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Guys With Illegal Guns And Vendettas – Two Close Calls Show Gun Regulations Work

Guys With Illegal Guns And Vendettas – Two Close Calls Show Gun Regulations Work

One side effect of the recent public awareness of – and call for stronger – gun laws is that we’ve also become more aware of cases like these two men. Society, literally, dodged a bullet.

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Total Romney Votes From 59 Philly Voting Divisions: ZERO

Total Romney Votes From 59 Philly Voting Divisions: ZERO

Republicans profess to actually be surprised to learn that African-Americans in Philadelphia did not flock to the polls to vote for Romney.

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Bloomberg Dismisses NAACP, ‘Life Isn’t Always Fair’ (VIDEO)

Bloomberg Dismisses NAACP, ‘Life Isn’t Always Fair’ (VIDEO)

Mayor Bloomberg responds offensively to an NAACP complaint about public schools.

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Sarah Palin Calls Pelosi ‘Paranoid’ And Thinks People Care

Sarah Palin Calls Pelosi ‘Paranoid’ And Thinks People Care

The half-term former Governor of Alaska forgets her 15 minutes are over.

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Romney Campaign May Have Secretly Deployed ‘Plants’ At NAACP Event

Romney Campaign May Have Secretly Deployed ‘Plants’ At NAACP Event

When coming to an event such as this conference, Romney put his money where his mouth is

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Limbaugh – Romney Was Booed Because He’s ‘White’ (AUDIO And VIDEO)

Limbaugh – Romney Was Booed Because He’s ‘White’ (AUDIO And VIDEO)

It will come as no surprise to you that the reason Rush Limbaugh suggests Romney was booed Wednesday while speaking at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) conference was because—hold on—Romney is white!!

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NAACP Audience Boos Mitt Romney For Promising To Repeal Obamacare, Claims It Kills Jobs (VIDEO)

NAACP Audience Boos Mitt Romney For Promising To Repeal Obamacare, Claims It Kills Jobs (VIDEO)

Mitt Romney spoke to the NAACP conference on Wednesday in an attempt to convince African-American voters to vote Republican in November.

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NAACP President Explains Decision to Support Marriage Equality on Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

NAACP President Explains Decision to Support Marriage Equality on Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

The president knows it. Ben Jealous knows it. I know it. You know it too. There are no excuses.

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BREAKING NEWS: NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage

BREAKING NEWS: NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage

During an afternoon meeting on Saturday, the board of directors of the NAACP voted to endorse same-sex marriage and announced the move via Twitter.

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