The NAACP and the National Education Association are teaming up to register, educate and activate hundreds of thousands of voters ahead of the 2012 elections,…
As the pastor of a mostly African-American Baptist church near Houston, Timothy W. Sloan has known for years that he needed to talk about HIV…
Did Mitt Romney bring in supporters to cheer him on during his Wednesday speech to the NAACP? That’s the charge made by Hilary Shelton, who heads up the Washington, D.C., chapter of the NAACP. Shelton told Ed Schultz on MSNBC Wednesday night that Romney flew in supporters to Houston to applaud him at the civil […]
WZAK Stone Soul Picnic – Buy Your Tickets Mitt Romney was booed Wednesday at the NAACP conference for promising to repeal the president’s signature health care reform law, bringing him to an awkward halt in the middle of an otherwise civilly-received pitch for black voters. It was an awkward moment that forced him to go […]
People living in America make up 5 percent of the planet’s population but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Even if those prisoners are guilty, many are questioning whether they all should be behind bars. A surprising coalition is now saying definitely not. Liberals and conservatives are banding together, agreeing that many people who shouldn’t […]
This past week, the NAACP released a report on new voting laws at the state level that will disenfranchise minority voters. The report said 14 states passed measures, quote, “designed to restrict or limit the ballot access of voters of color.” As part of that report, the NAACP listed several questions we should all be […]
The 21st Annual NAACP Theatre Awards went down last night in Los Angeles where Raven-Symone received the Spirit Award for bringing energy, tenacity, innovation, commitment and talent to the local theater scene. (She starred in “Father’s Day” with Rosie Perez earlier this year). The “Salute To Black Theatre” event also brought out Diahann Carroll, who […]
The removal of a black college football player from a U.S. Airways flight and subsequent arrest in connection with his sagging pants was descried as racist today by his mother and local NAACP officials. The fact that college football player Deshon Marman was asked to pull up his pants and ejected from a flight from […]
Survey: More than 80% Say NAACP (Image Awards) is Hypocritical The NAACP has been under some questioning eyes lately, especially for the organization’s honorees. In a recent survey taken at YourBlackWorld.com, 83 percent of Black participants said the civil rights org is definitely not upholding a positive reputation by nominating artists like Jay-Z and Nicki […]
A recent study was done at YourBlackWorld.com in regards to the NAACP nominating hip-hop artists like Jay Z and Nicki Minaj for awards, when they use derogatory terms toward women and the “N-word” in their raps. The survey sparked from The survey posed this question to participants: “The NAACP Image Awards recently nominated artists like […]
Roland Martin talks with Rev Dr. William Barber about the Tea Party in Wake County, North Carolina taking over the school board and re-segregating the school system.
New York– Tyler Perry’s name is all over the place as the NAACP announced the nominees for its 42nd Image Awards on Wednesday. Perry’s “For Colored Girls” topped the feature film field with seven nominations and his “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” picked up four. He’s also got mentions in TV categories […]