Word: naacp
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...achievement gap "has gotten progressively worse. The system has gotten progressively more arrogant," said Kathy A. Reddick, president of the Cambridge branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP...
...Reddick and the NAACP have issued what they term a "call to action" to improve education in the city...
...dancers, the Naderites and a fictional sportscaster, I will point out that Katherine Harris is the only person on my list of people lamely compared to a civil rights icon who is actually being sued for "massive voter disenfranchisement of people of color during the presidential election" by the NAACP...
...Civil rights Once the sole provenance of the NAACP et al., this umbrella term now includes gay and lesbian rights groups - all of whom share a fervent opposition to Ashcroft. The former senator is opposed to affirmative action and earned the deep distrust of black leaders by toppling the federal appointment of Missouri Supreme Court judge Ronnie White (who is black, and who will reportedly testify at Ashcroft's confirmation hearing). Gay rights groups aren't pleased with Ashcroft either: During Senate debate on the Defense of Marriage Act, Ashcroft, who supported the bill, argued that gay behavior...
...event, in turn, was sponsored by AAA, Cuban Students Association, SAA, Multi-Cultural Issues Forum, Concilio Latino, BSA and the NAACP...