Word: mfume
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bumped to midseason the heftier black keister of Thurgood Stubbs, animated star of The PJs, in favor of Ally, the half-hour Mini-Me to Ally McBeal and, incidentally, part of the most Caucasian fall lineup in years. It should not have surprised anyone, then, that N.A.A.C.P. president Kweisi Mfume last week issued a similarly spirited directive to the Big Four networks, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC: Put some color back in prime time, or we'll boycott, possibly even...
...lawsuit will come on the heels of several suits filed against the industry by cities, including Chicago, that charge a glut of guns supplied to the suburbs has fueled an illegal market in cities, and New Orleans, which claims safety devices on guns are inadequate. N.A.A.C.P. president KWEISI MFUME told TIME that the organization will seek not financial damages but injunctions ordering the industry to make several changes in its distribution and marketing practices. Among them: improved monitoring of distributors and retailers to better ensure handguns don't wind up in criminals' hands, and firmer restrictions against selling more than...
...lawsuit will come on the heels of several suits filed against the industry by cities: Chicago, for example, charges that a glut of guns supplied to the suburbs has fueled an illegal market in cities, while New Orleans claims that safety devices on guns are inadequate. NAACP president Kweisi Mfume told TIME that the organization will seek not financial damages but injunctions ordering the industry to make several changes in its distribution and marketing practices. Among them: improved monitoring of distributors and retailers to better ensure that handguns don't wind up in criminals' hands, and firmer restrictions against selling...
...Diallo killing has prompted a wave of protests and civil disobedience. More than 140 demonstrators, including Congressman Charles Rangel, former Mayor David Dinkins and N.A.A.C.P. president Kweisi Mfume, have been arrested in front of New York's police headquarters in the past two weeks. The protests are designed to pressure the police department--and especially Mayor Rudolph Giuliani--into addressing racism and brutality in the ranks. And New York City public advocate Mark Green last week called on Police Commissioner Howard Safir to resign, saying Safir has failed to deal adequately with the allegations against his department...
Already, committees have begun to work on a retreat for NAACP national leaders, to be held at Harvard this April. The chapter is currently planning a reception with NAACP President Kweizi Mfume at the Faculty Club...