Word: naacp
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...country did not insist on the freedom of association, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) might have met an untimely demise. In 1958, when Alabama officials were attempting to oust and undermine the NAACP, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that the freedom of association was vital to their survival. Without this principle of freedom, we might not have the great progress the civil rights movement achieved to oust racism and institutional inequalities in our country...
After selecting the candidates, CRS staff worked with a coalition of 180 civil rights groups to place the students in internships. Organizations in which students were placed this year included the NAACP, the AFL-CIO and the National Education Association...
...What do you mean "we," paleface? Two years ago, the NAACP launched a high-profile campaign to get more minorities in lead roles on prime-time shows and lead positions behind the camera. Last year, the networks immediately remedied the situation, introducing several minority-cast family dramas, getting rid of the ubiquitous sassy Hispanic maid stereotypes in sitcoms and ushering in an era of universal brotherhood. At least, that happened in some parallel universe. On our planet, the networks did institute some behind-the-scenes hires and improved their casting record, at least vis-a-vis African Americans. There remain...
Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project and the attorney involved with NAACP v. Katherine Harris, focused on the need for grassroots efforts to accomplish what litigation cannot...
...intimate gathering, co-sponsored by the College Democrats and the Harvard NAACP, of about 40 students applauded several student performances representing the past and present experiences of blacks...