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He gave a solid, but not inspiring, speech which was pretty well received considering the audience's strong pro-Obama leanings. What's more important to me though is the fact that he actually bothered to speak there considering how few votes he'll garner for his troubles. However I think he seemed more like the McCain of 2000 than anything we've seen of late. It was a good first step by McCain to

I am starting to get a little ticked off at John McCain with his "hands-off Obama" attitude. Whenever I hear an interview with John McCain he is usually ends up bashing his fellow Republicans and patting Obama on the back, a very odd strategy. What happened to the "straight talk express"? Many Conservatives are scratching their head's wondering why McCain has passed on the many opportunities he h

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DirtyWhorelebrityNews.wordpress.com posted a photo: Malcolm Jamal Warner, Jurnee Smollet, Henry Simmons, and Eva Marcille at the NAACP Theater Awards on May 20th at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood.

Benjamin Jealous Named Head of NAACPBenjamin Jealous has been selected the new president and chief executive of the NAACP. The thirty-five-year-old former newspaper publisher becomes the youngest leader in the group’s ninety-nine-year history. story from democracynow.org

The NAACP Board of Directors has chosen a new president making 35-year-old Ben Jealous the organization's youngest president ever. The 64-member board met and voted to elect Jealous in Baltimore and plans to formally announce its decision on Saturday. As for his experience, Ben is a former news executive and lifelong activist. For the NAACP, they'll get a young well connected leader familiar wit

The blame game. No accountability. If Barack Obama were to become president (God FORBID) where would Jeremiah Wright’s chips fall? Think about it. Actually just the mere fact that a black man has risen to the heights of which Obama has already risen blows a lot of the it is whitey’s fault right out of [...]

Source: EURweb.com On April 27 at Cobo Center in Detroit the NAACP branch holds its 53rd annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner featuring keynote speaker Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, retired pastor of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Found on Flopping Aces, asking a very good question… “Now I just wonder what would be said if the Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, or any number of similar conservative organizations had David Duke speak for their members?” Controversial minister Jeremiah Wright will speak at the Detroit branch of the NAACP 53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund [...]

This is a response by Nelson Linder of the Austin Texas NAACP to claims of Ron Paul being a white supremacist. I do not think that Ron Paul is a white supremacist myself. I do think that Scott Horton of Anti War Radio doing the interview on the tape is knee jerk liberal judging by his ranting about the Austin Police Department supposedly killing unarmed blacks. Austin, Texas is one of the most liberal cities in the country. The link to the video was left in a comment to this post here at TPB. 

Overstock.com CEO, Patrick Byrne, fumed at the NAACP after the group took some debate remarks out of context. Byrne said in a public statement:"Recently, video-taped comments I made in a school voucher debate setting were edited and posted online. Subsequently, some journalists erroneously claimed that I dismissed these statements as having been taken out of context. This assertion is false. In fact, my claim is far stronger: the clip is a lie, because it inverted what I actually said, which is far worse than simply being 'taken out of context'."The NAACP is not, by its nature, a research organization, so their having misconstrued the situation is regrettable but understandable. However, it was irresponsible for journalists to take these claims at face value. It is hard to believe, but shoddy reporting still manages to disappoint me."I wonder when more companies will start taking a stand against "shoddy reporting". Wal-Mart could've said the same thing years ago! Sprint finally told

Much has been said recently in the media about the group known as "Westboro Baptist Church" that protests at the funerals of dead soldiers by carrying signs proclaiming such messages as "Thank God for dead soldiers." However little has been said about the group's founder, Frederick Waldron Phelps. Many may find it quite interesting that Phelp's ties and activities reach far beyond that of the organization he founded.Phelps was born in Mississippi, in 1929. He became an attorney and was awarded special honors by the NAACP for cases he tried in the 1970s and 80s. However he was permanently disbarred from practicing law in 1987 for slander, libel, extortion, and harassment.Phelps is a registered Democrat that has ran for the Democratic primary for governor in Kansas three times (1990, 1994, and 1998). He was ranked as the 5th "Most Interesting People in Politics" by John F. Kennedy, Jr., in George Magazine.It appears his actions with one group overshadows those with others.http://ww

Black Women Have 36% Of All Abortions In Americaby Akindele AkinyemiThis is the second time in three years that leaders of the NAACP kept its membership from considering a resolution expressing concern for the right to life.This year's pro-life resolution, sponsored by the Macon, Georgia NAACP chapter and whose campaign was led by the Georgia state president, was to bring attention to the harmful effects of abortion on African-American women. According to the Reverend Clenard Childress of Life Education and Resource Network, 1,452 black women abort their unborn children every day - which is 36 percent of all abortions in America.NAACP leaders say the members in Macon were told in advance, by letter, that their resolution was dismissed on a technicality. It's a letter the Macon chapter says it never received.Nonetheless, Reverend Childress says the rejection still violated the NAACP's bylaws, which allow resolutions to be presented and read by state chapters on the floor of the conve

In a recent article, it was released that NAACP leaders wish for Michael Vick to return to the NFL, after he serves whatever sentence he is about to receive."As a society, we should aid in his rehabilitation and welcome a new Michael Vick back into the community without a permanent loss of his career in football," R.L. White, president of the NAACP Atlanta chapter, told reporters. "We further ask the NFL, Falcons, and the sponsors not to permanently ban Mr. Vick from his ability to bring hours of enjoyment to fans all over this country."I disagree.The NFL has "standards." The players need to understand that when they accept their roles on the team, they are agreeing to be professionals. When we take Vick's attitude in the past, including his excessive use of the finger, he has proven to be anything but professional. His football abilities are great, and nobody should argue that, but his professionalism is unacceptable.Vick should have been tossed from the league long ago. This dog fig

When William Jefferson Clinton was a no show for the 98th Annual NAACP National Convention in Detroit yesterday, organizers turned to another nineties dirty south legend to the get the job done. Enter Master P.

From the WaPo:NAACP Symbolically Buries N-WordDETROIT -- There was no mourning at this funeral. Hundreds of onlookers cheered Monday afternoon as the NAACP put to rest a long-standing expression of racism by holding a public burial for the N-word during its annual convention.Delegates from across the country marched from downtown Detroit's Cobo Center to Hart Plaza. Two Percheron horses pulled a pine box adorned with a bouquet of fake black roses and a black ribbon printed with a derivation of the word.The coffin is to be placed at historically black Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery and will have a headstone."Today we're not just burying the N-word, we're taking it out of our spirit," said Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. "We gather burying all the things that go with the N-word. We have to bury the 'pimps' and the 'hos' that go with it." moreI wish it were that easy. I'm also wondering if it'll backfire since making the word even more taboo will only increase its shock value whi

The NAACP is symbolically holding a funeral for the n-word today. According to Julian Bond, the Chairman of the NAACP, the initiative is being spearheaded by “seven young people” on the board of directors and is not an action being prompted by older members of the organization.The symbolic burial will be part of the 98th annual NAACP convention, which kicked off yesterday in Detroit. During the “burial” supporters will march from the Detroit convention center to a downtown plaza. At that time, they’ll read a eulogy for the n-word.In addition to burying the n-word, the NAACP has been in discussions with rappers and other entertainers to discuss removing the word from their music.To read more about the n-word funeral, click on the following link: http://www.naacp.org/events/convention/98th/funeral/index.htm.Where do you stand on the issue of the n-word? Do you use it? Are you offended by it? Is it ever okay to use the word? Under what specific circumstances? Let us know what yo

Bill Clinton Headlines NAACP Dinner In Detroit: WDETFMExcerpt:"The last time Bill Clinton gave the address at the Freedom Fund dinner…he was in his last year as President of the United States and had just survived attempts to have him impeached.At that time Clinton told the overwhelmingly African American crowd that – quote – “people told me the only reason I survived was because so many black folks were praying for me.”The remark underlined the strong support Clinton always received from the black electorate."http://www.wdetfm.org/article.php?id=1626Alex

"Mr. Gordon was a creature of the corporate boardroom" - NYTimesNot breaking news at this point.Said Bruce S. Gordon: “In order for any organization to be effective, there has to be a tight alignment between the C.E.O. and the board; that alignment in this case does not exist.” Said Julian Bond: “We want it to be a social justice organization; he wanted it to be more of a social service organization. Our mission is to fight racial discrimination and provide social justice. Social service organizations deal with the effects of racial discrimination. We deal with the beast itself.”What I hear from Bond? 'We want to fight racial discrimination, even when non-existent.' This is not to say racial discrimination does not exist, just not to the degree the NAACP sees it.DeMediacratic Nation Blogrolls

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This news comes from the Associated Press today: The president, Bruce Gordon, who was hailed as the next great wave of leadership of this venerable civil rights organization, has given up -- and quit. NAACP President Resigns After 19 MonthsBy ERIN TEXEIRAThe Associated PressSunday, March 4, 2007; 2:57 PMNEW YORK -- NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon is quitting the civil rights organization, leaving after just 19 months at the helm, he told The Associated Press Sunday.Gordon cited growing strain with board members over the group's management style and future operations."I believe that any organization that's going to be effective will only be effective if the board and the CEO are aligned and I don't think we are aligned," Gordon said. "This compromises the ability of the board to be as effective as it can be."He spoke by phone from Los Angeles, where he had just attended the taping of the NAACP Image Awards.Dennis C. Hayes, general counsel of the Baltimore-based National Association

The 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards went down Live Friday night at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. It's basically the black version of the Golden Globes, The Academy Awards, The Grammy's, & The Emmy's all in one! Oscar winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson kept their winning streaks alive Friday, while "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington claimed a best actor prize at the 38th annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. "Ugly Betty" took top television honors. But first let's kick things off with the red carpet arrivals onto the winners & the afterparty pics...CHECK OUT MORE PHOTOS AFTER THE JUMP! RED CARPET ARRIVALS LOOKS LIKE COOL JAMES WENT UNDER THE KNIFE AGAIN- DUDE IS STARTIN' MORE LIKE A WAX FIGURE! TYRA PROVES ONCE & FOR ALL BIGGER IS BETTER! NIA'S AGING NOT SO NICELY...CHECK OUT THOSE CROW FEET! STILL STUNNING, BUT THE AGING IS QUITE OBVIOUS! HOLLYWOOD DON'T LIKE OLD & UGLY, SO NIA SET UP A BOTOX APPOINTMENT, ASAP! HEY YA'LL...IT'S WESLEY SNIPES IN DRAG! POOR

This year the show took place at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium, and i must admit that it was the nicest Image Awards I've ever viewed-Jada came out sans Will (he's filming); she looked amazing, and The Pursuit of Happyness won for best picture-Another winner was Tracy Ellis Ross. She took home the award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She was beautiful in this classic black dress......But......I'm still mad that she didn't let Evan (her brother) know about his foolishness before they left the house-Moving along,Sanaa Lathan was smokin' in this red dress-Also, Vanessa Williams brought her FINE daughter to the event, and America Ferrera came through as well. Ugly Betty took home the award for Best TV Comedy- Tyra came out in a beautiful way......but her & Naomi need to stop frontin'...they still don't like each other-Mary was pretty in pink-And i was happy to see my teen crushes Megan Good & Tia Mowryget together for a cute pic-My favorite TV parents, Rev. Run & Justine

Rapper LL Cool J (Todd Smith) will host the first ever live 38th NAACP Image Awards in March, Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. LL Cool J has sold millions of records and CDs since launching his career in 1985 at the age of 17 and is a previous recipient of the NAACP Image Award and

Nominees for the 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards were announced today in Beverly Hills. Big nominees included Beyonce and Mary J. Blige, who both scored 4 nominations. New network the CW received a total of 17 nominations, with it’s hit show Girlfriends scoring 6 nominations. And I also have to shout out my gal Ms. LeToya Luckett. She was nominated in the Oustanding New Artist category, along with Cherish, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lupe Fiasco, and Mario Vazquez. Check out the full list of nominees here.

*U2 front man and activist Bono has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman's Award at the 38th NAACP Image Awards. The outspoken humanitarian, who champions various causes in Africa - including AIDS awareness and the battle against hunger - joins other NAACP honorees Bill Cosby and Soledad O'Brien, who will receive the Hall of Fame Award and the President's Award, respectively HOUSE OF GLITZ: "BONO IS AWESOME HE DESERVES THIS WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE!!! HAT'S OFF TO BONO"!!!!

The 17th Annual NAACP Awards, held at the DGA in Los Angeles, went down last night. Check out the celebs who attended the annual event. Nia Long stunned the crowd with his sun kissed glaring skin...this woman hasn't aged a bit! Usher Raymond received the Spirit Award for his appearance on Broadway's Chicago last year. Check him out showing a whole lot of PDA with his older girlfriend. Glad to see Usher got himself an average looking chick...not them model types. Who knows maybe this relationship could work out for the best! Lisa Raye & hubby arrived in style & sportin' their favorite color WHITE... I'm just sayin', doesn't Lisa own anything else other than white dresses.

Here it is folks. March Madness in the form of the NAACP Final Four. Below is the downloadable PDF (Click the image) JPG Alternative here In the comment section, make your speculation of the tournament and especially who you think will win. Don’t forget to put your email address because I will ...

Here it is folks. March Madness in the form of the NAACP Final Four. Below is the downloadable PDF (Click the image) JPG Alternative here In the comment section, make your speculation of the tournament and especially who you think will win. Don't forget to put your email address because I will ...