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Month: August 2017

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Florida NAACP Calls on Governor to Remove All Confederate Symbols at the State Capitol, Ban from Public Property Statewide

August 24, 2017 Staff 0

The NAACP Florida State Conference has called on Florida Governor Rick Scott to remove all Confederate symbols at the State Capitol and requested legislative leaders to support a ban from public property statewide. The movement […]

Editorials

Civil Rights Organizations Counter Justice Department’s Attack on affirmative Action

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell As millions of students return to school, the nation’s Justice Department (DOJ) is beginning an investigation that could potentially sue universities over affirmative action admissions policies. As first reported by the New York Times, […]

Entertainment

Whitney Houston’s ‘painful’ Life on Display in New Showtime Documentary

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

By David Hinckley, nydailynews.com Showtime’s new Whitney Houston documentary is not always fun to watch — and that’s coming from its executive producer. “An accurate portrayal of her life,” says Vinnie Malhotra, “is unfortunately a […]

National

Secret Service Says it Will Run Out of Money to Protect Trump and his Family Sept. 30

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

By Lisa Rein, washingtonpost.com The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency […]

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Business

AIRBNB Offers Economic Opportunities for Communities of Color

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

  By Danny Glover (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) The history of housing in America is a history of discrimination. Even as people of color have made strides in countless other areas of American life, home […]

Sports

NAACP Requests Meeting with NFL Commissioner on Colin Kaepernick

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

In a letter mailed today, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization is requesting a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss the issue of First Amendment rights and free speech issues surrounding players, including […]

Entertainment

The Prince Estate and Pantone Unveil Love Symbol Color

August 22, 2017 Staff 0

By pantone.com The Prince Estate, alongside Pantone Color Institute™, the global color authority, announced today the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor international icon, Prince. The (naturally) purple hue, represented by […]

Editorials

Confederate Statues Fall But Economic Racism Lingers

August 22, 2017 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux Cheers to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, one of the first mayors to take Confederate statues down and to make the strong point that these statues represent nothing but oppression. You should […]

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Advice

ASK ALMA: MY CO-WORKER STOLE MY IDEA. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

August 22, 2017 Staff 0

By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, During a team meeting at work, I came up with an idea to better assist our members and increase membership. Later while sitting in my cubicle, our […]

Editorials

Why America is a “Nation of Cowards” When it Comes to Race

August 22, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood In a Black History speech in 2009 at a Department of Justice program, the nation’s first black attorney general said that America is “a nation of cowards.” Sure it may sound bad […]

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