Pages tagged “civil rights”
Editorial: The Problem with 'Black in America': Making It All Good!:
Whether you believe it or not, the few existing black TV networks were supposedly birthed with dreams of telling the black sojourn the way it should be told. Who better to tell the black story than black people? However, the black TV networks have had difficulty surviving this because, although we moan about it, we continue to watch and glorify people who walk around with “Big Ass Chains.” When the black TV networks aired specials, for instance, like the Civil Rights series, Murder in Black & White, or the Tavis Smiley-produced documentary Stand, the ratings were as slim as a Hollywood actress with an eating disorder. Read in Full >>
NAACP's Roslyn Brock Discusses NAACP's Centennial Celebration featuring Pres. Barack Obama:
Vice-Chair of the National Board of the NAACP, Brock encourages all to participate in 100th anniversary of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization this summer in NY Read in Full >>
GOV. O’MALLEY JOINS MARYLAND STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERS TO CELEBRATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAACP:
Governor Martin O’Malley today hosted a reception and joined the Maryland NAACP State Conference, national and state leaders to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Read in Full >>
Kweisi Mfume and Other Dignitaries Discuss ‘Maryland ’s Battle for Civil Rights’:
Former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, WYPR Senior News Analyst C. Fraser Smith and Civil Rights Activist Rabbi Mark G. Loeb will discuss “Maryland’s Battle for Civil Rights” at the Baltimore Jewish Council’s Annual Meeting, Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 4 pm, Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21208. Read in Full >>
Meet Benjamin Todd Jealous, Pres. & CEO of the NAACP:
Benjamin Todd Jealous grew up believing that there was no higher calling than to further the cause of freedom in this country and in the world. It is a mindset he inherited from of his parents and grandparents. Their drive for community betterment blazed the trail for Jealous’ own deep commitment to social justice, public service and human rights activism. Now, as the 17th President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP, and the youngest person to hold the position in the organization’s nearly 100-year history, Jealous is well positioned to answer the call. Read in Full >>
