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Joe Biden’s enduring commitment to the Black community: Six decades of advocacy and action

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - May 20, 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Cydni Elledge When one delves into the expansive realm of American politics, it cannot be overlooked that few figures have stood the test of...

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President Joe Biden Meets with Black Detroiters at CRED Café Ahead of NAACP Keynote Address

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - May 19, 2024

President Joe Biden is making his rounds with Black voters across the country. Today, President Biden is in Detroit to deliver the keynote address for...

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NAACP urges President Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby alleging an unjust prosecution; she faces 40 years in prison

Hunter Gilmore - May 17, 2024

In a bold move to advocate for justice and fairness, the NAACP, along with several other civil rights organizations, is calling on President Joe...

Detroit

President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote at NAACP’s 69th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - May 6, 2024

The importance of the NAACP Detroit Branch’s annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner should not be understated. Nationally, it’s the most attended, most well...

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The Black history knowledge gap is widening – and GOP politicians are making it worse

The Conversation - March 7, 2024

Andra Day performs ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ prior to Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024. Perry Knotts/Getty Image by Paul Ringel, High Point University...

Arts and Culture

Rustin: Man behind March on Washington gets his due

Courier Newsroom - November 25, 2023

Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in “Rustin.” The cast of “Rustin” includes Glynn Turman as A. Phillip Randolph, Aml Ameen as Dr. Martin Luther...

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Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

The Conversation - November 24, 2023

by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government –...

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Support swells for Black North Carolina justice amidst partisan investigation

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent - September 30, 2023

Associate Justice Anita Earls Photo: NC Supreme Court The Advancement Project and the NAACP have rallied behind North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls, the...

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Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

The Conversation - February 8, 2023

by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my...

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