‘NAACP’ Archives
Tyler Perry Donates One Million Dollars to NAACP »
Tyler Perry has made history again.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that the acclaimed film director has donated one million dollars, marking the largest gift ever given by an individual entertainer. In 2007, he became the first black or African American film producer to own a major [...]
Apology accepted, where’s my damn 40 Acres and a »
The United States Senate approved a fiercely worded resolution couple of days ago that attempts to formally apologize for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery" of the African-American people. It's strange that their unanimous resolution came only after America elected it's first African American [...]
Obama: Blacks must show greater responsibility »
Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, spoke at the 99th Annual Convention of the NAACP, held in the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio last night. "If I have the privilege of serving as your next president, 100 years after the founding of the NAACP, I will stand up for you the same way that earlier [...]
