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Dayton Ohio Ku Klux Klan Rally Highly Out Numbered

Sentinel News WireMay 25, 2019

The Ku Klux Klan rally planned today in Dayton, Ohio drew less than a dozen Ku Klux Klan members. The racist group was penned in by fencing, surrounded by police and drowned out by hundreds of counter- protesters. The city of Dayton blocked streets with large trucks Saturday and brought in officers from other jurisdictions to keep protesters separated from members of an obscure Klan group called the Honorable Sacred Knights. The group obtained a permit for the rally months ago. City officials and community leaders organized an effort called Dayton United Against Hate. The NAACP and other groups gathered

NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality
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NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 11, 2019

Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers last month, joined his attorney and several prominent civil rights activists in a peaceful demonstration in Florida to denounce police brutality. Rolle and others chanted, “Justice will be served,” as they marched toward New Mount Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale. Attorney and activist Ben Crump, Broward/Fort Lauderdale NAACP president Marsha Ellison, National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Westside Gazette Publisher Bobby Henry and the late Trayvon Martin’s Mother Sybrina Fulton,

Our Democracy is on the Line, Congress Must Act Now
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Our Democracy is on the Line, Congress Must Act Now

Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEOMay 9, 2019

Barr’s lack of independence and Trump’s obstruction raises critical questions about the rule of law. But this is also about the integrity and security of our democracy. Just as important in the Mueller report was the astounding disclosure that our country was subjected to a full-scale attack on our democratic process.

NAACP Opposes Michael Park’s Nomination to Second Circuit, says Failure to Support Brown V. Board is Disqualifying
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NAACP Opposes Michael Park’s Nomination to Second Circuit, says Failure to Support Brown V. Board is Disqualifying

Sentinel News WireMay 7, 2019

The NAACP announced its opposition to the nomination of Michael Park to the U.S Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. The Senate will vote on Mr. Park’s nomination later this week. Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, made the following statement: “Next week, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Brown v. Board of Education. This ruling transformed our nation by affirming the principle of equal justice for all. But, during his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mr. Park could not even say that Brown v. Board was correctly decided. Any nominee who cannot fully

Former Exec Slams CBS News’ ‘White Problem’
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Former Exec Slams CBS News’ ‘White Problem’

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 3, 2019

The snafu led to a meeting with Rep. Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, who said CBS officials admitted they had a lot of work to do and the network pledged to include blacks on their 2020 election team and other coverage.

NAACP’S Response to the Arrest of Suspect in the Louisiana Church Burnings
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NAACP’S Response to the Arrest of Suspect in the Louisiana Church Burnings

Sentinel News WireApril 15, 2019

BALTIMORE – The NAACP issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Holden Matthews in connection to fires at three historically Black churches in Louisiana: “The arrest of Holden Matthews for the horrific burnings of Black churches in Louisiana is just another example of the hate-fueled times that we live in. In African-American communities in the South, church burnings are historically linked to expressions of racism and domestic terrorism. This is the same domestic terrorism that has been the hammer and chisel used to chip away at the humanity of Black Americans and the suppression of our political power. Since Trump

NABJ’s Call for Diversity at CNN Grows 
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NABJ’s Call for Diversity at CNN Grows 

NNPA Newswire  March 14, 2019

“When there’s more of us in the room fighting for our stories to be told, and raising awareness about the issues impacting our communities, we have an even better chance of creating change and ending the practices that unfairly hold us back,” said Color of Change in a statement released on Twitter. 

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NAACP Joins NABJ in Criticism of CNN’s Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 8, 2019

NAACP finds is offensive that CNN President Jeff Zucker refuses to address this issue. We are far beyond the point of accepting simple visibility as an instance of true diversity. For major corporations like CNN and its parent company, WarnerMedia, diversifying the media landscape must become a part of a company’s corporate responsibility rather than always as a response to intolerance and implicit bias.