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African American Leader Offers Profoundly Emotional Account of Her Personal Journey to Make the End of the Drug War on Minorities Her Priority

Alice Huffman, AlterNet. February 4, 2012.

As we reflect on the great milestones the black community has reached, we cannot forget the drug war that continues to hold many back.

Republican Lawyers Group's Own Study Undercuts Vote Fraud Claims

Debbie Hines, Huffington Post. December 14, 2011.

A Republican National Lawyers Association effort to discredit the NAACP backfires by showing voter fraud - impersonating other voters - barely occurs.

No Redemption for Ex-Offender by Tulane's Law School Students

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. September 16, 2011.

Bruce Reilly's struggles demonstrate how hard it is to re-enter society as a productive citizen

States' Shameful Trade-Off: Putting Prisons Over Public Schools

Michelle Chen, In These Times. April 21, 2011.

At the center of state lawmakers' money-laundering shell game is the starving of public education for investments in prisons -- an incentive for incarcerating the disadvantaged.

NAACP Faces Boycott Over Kid Rock Honor

Jamilah King, Colorlines.com. March 10, 2011.

Should a rocker who displays the confederate flag at concerts win the NAACP's Great Expectations award?

NAACP Exposes Ties Between Tea Party and Racist Extremist Groups

Eric W. Dolan, Raw Story. October 21, 2010.

The Tea Party movement has links to white supremacists, anti-immigration groups, 'birthers' and other extremists, according to new report.

200,000 March For Immigration Reform in Massive D.C. Rally

Douglas Rivlin, AlterNet. March 21, 2010.

The message was clear: fix our broken immigration system, stop the deportations that split up families, and allow immigrants to come to the US legally and to earn legal status.

Act Now to Save Troy Davis

Amnesty International, NAACP, June 24, 2009.

Davis has his final appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. Our support for him matters more now than ever.

Julian Bond Strikes at Prop 8's Racial Divide

Ted Johnson, Wilshire & Washington. March 16, 2009.

The chairman of the NAACP said he opposed Proposition 8, because it singled out one group of people for "discrimination".

Some PA Counties May Ignore Paper Ballot Court Order

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. October 31, 2008.

Pennsylvania was ordered to provide emergency paper ballots if voting machines fail. But some local officials say they can't do it.

Voting Rights Groups Sue PA for Paper Ballots

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. October 23, 2008.

Voting rights groups sue Pennsylvania to ensure there will be enough paper ballots if electronic machines break down.

Nation's Largest Election Protection Coalition Launches Hotline, Website

Kat Zambon, electionline.org. September 29, 2008.

More than 100 partner organizations prepare to help voters for November

Soldiers: Know Your Rights!

Jonathan Hutto, Sr., The Nation Institute. June 11, 2008.

What every soldier should know before resisting.

NC Robo-Call Investigation Broadens - NAACP Files Complaint

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. May 5, 2008.

The North Carolina NAACP has filed a complaint of voter suppression against Women's Voices, Women Vote.

Anti-Affirmative Action Crusaders Commit Voter Fraud

Kimberle Crenshaw, Ms. Magazine. February 26, 2008.

Women and black people were denied the vote in the past; today, they are deceived out of their votes.

Election Day 2007: New ID Laws Disenfranchise Voters

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 7, 2007.

NAACP officials in Georgia and Michigan report new voter ID laws stopped people from voting.

Why Civil Rights Leaders Didn't Get Mychal Bell Out of Jail

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. September 21, 2007.

Mychal Bell, the most well-known of the Jena Six, has languished in jail since last December. So why didn't civil rights leaders, black celebrities, and marchers pony up the cash to get him out?

The NAACP's Battles Are Much the Same as 100 Years Ago

Julian Bond, AlterNet. July 28, 2007.

It has been 98 years since the first meeting of what became the NAACP. The group's board of directors reflects on where we have been as a country and where we are now in terms of race and justice.

Two Races, Two Systems of Justice in Louisiana

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 18, 2007.

Last week in Detroit, the NAACP held a mock funeral for the N-word. But a chilling case in Louisiana shows us how far we have to go to bury racism.

A Picture of the GOP on Civil Rights

Guest Blogger, July 14, 2007.

Jeffrey Feldman: The one photo the GOP does not want anyone to see was snapped at yesterday's NAACP GOP Presidential Candidate Forum.

Bush Is Not The NAACP â€˜s Problem

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. July 9, 2007.

A lot has to happen if the NAACP doesnâ€™t want to become what many already say it is, namely obsolete.

Gordon Out But NAACP Problems Remain

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. March 7, 2007.

The NAACP's embrace of showy, symbolic fights does little to solve the problems of drugs, crime, gangs and soaring joblessness among young blacks, or the astronomical rate of prison incarceration of blacks.