• Business

    Posted on May 11th, 2009

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    Jackson says NAACP must help save auto industry

    Jackson says NAACP must help save auto industry

    The Rev. Jesse Jackson says helping Detroit’s ailing auto industry is part of the NAACP’s new role.
    The civil rights activist said Sunday that blacks are disproportionately suffering in the current economic downturn and car companies’ failures.
    The reverend is scheduled to deliver the keynote address later Sunday at the 54th Detroit NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund [...]

  • Miscellaneous, Personal Finance

    Posted on March 16th, 2009

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    NAACP sues mortgage lenders, alleging racism

    NAACP sues mortgage lenders, alleging racism

    he NAACP filed lawsuits Friday against two of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders — HSBC and Wells Fargo — alleging “systematic, institutionalized racism” in their subprime lending.
    “We have targeted these banks because we have gone through what we can get our hands on, and it seems like there’s a real problem here,” NAACP CEO Benjamin [...]

  • Business, Politics

    Posted on February 12th, 2009

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    NAACP turns 100

    NAACP turns 100

    The nation’s oldest civil rights organization celebrates its 100th birthday today under the reins of a young new leader who wants to expand the group’s focus from civil rights for African Americans to human rights for everyone.
    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded on Feb. 12, 1909, by 60 people, both [...]

  • Entertainment

    Posted on December 22nd, 2008

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    NAACP gives a stern warning to TV

    NAACP gives a stern warning to TV

    On the heels of issuing a critical report about Hollywood’s minority hiring, the president of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People threatened the entertainment industry Thursday with unspecified political actions if it did not increase diversity.
    “At a time when the country is excited about the election of the first African American president [...]

  • Entertainment

    Posted on December 22nd, 2008

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    Halle Berry, Tyler Perry to host NAACP Image Awards

    Halle Berry, Tyler Perry to host NAACP Image Awards

    Fox TV says Halle Berry and actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry will host the 40th NAACP Image Awards in February.
    Nominations for the Image Awards, which honor those who promote diversity in the arts, will be announced Jan. 7.
    The Feb. 12 ceremony, airing on Fox, will kick off a yearlong centennial celebration for the National Association for the [...]

  • Business, Personal Finance

    Posted on November 17th, 2008

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    NAACP Image Awards to honor Gore, Maathai

    NAACP Image Awards to honor Gore, Maathai

    The NAACP says it will honor environmental activists Al Gore and Wangari Muta Maathai at its 40th Image Awards.
    The Feb. 12 ceremony will kick off a yearlong centennial celebration for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
    Gore and Maathai, both Nobel Peace Prize laureates, were chosen by NAACP Board Chairman Julian Bond to [...]