Put an End to Schemes That Dilute the Black Vote, Black Leaders Say
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NAACP ACT-SO celebrates 40th anniversary and opens convention week
Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Alexander issued a proclamation declaring “Black Press of America Week” in the waterfront city in Southeastern Virginia, kicking off the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) annual convention at a welcome reception at the Chrysler Museum.
Black girl magic was in full effect earlier this month when Mareena Robinson Snowden became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT in Nuclear Engineering.
AME Church and Black Banks Launch New Partnership for Black Wealth
The two brothers who were born 11 minutes apart, Malik and Miles George, went to Woodbridge High. They both scored excellently on their SATs and were both named valedictorians of their graduating class. Because of their good work, they will both be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on scholarship.
Today, civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Buffalo over unconstitutional and racially discriminatory vehicle checkpoints and traffic ticketing practices.
DNC Statement on Trump’s Decision to Reverse Affirmative Action Policy
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding a new study showing a rise in hate crimes last year.
Rep. Maxine Waters Takes Strong Stand for Fair Housing at HUD- New Legislation Would Restore Revoked Protections and Rules