The Wichita NAACP Blog: Diversity post Deseg: Our position on the District's plan to end busing...

As the plaintiff organization in the original lawsuit that led to the creation of USD259's desegregation plan, I feel it is important that we clearly communicate our position to the community.

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Florida State NAACP President calls for a thorough investigation of Florida's Juvenile Justice system

NAACP National Board of Directors member and Florida State Conference President Adora Obi Nweze was joined by a state assemblywoman and a college professor on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec 13th, to testify before a subcommittee focused oversight of state-run juvenile correctional …

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Cards & Copouts: the new language of race in America

Is Institutional Racism a lingering blight on our society that must be challenged and eliminated? Or is it a thing of the past, existing now only in the rhetorical ramblings of racial-hustlers and opportunists? The answer depends largely on who you ask.

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The Wichita Branch NAACP joins the campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage in Kansas!

A minimum wage of $2.65 an hour is nowhere near enough for workers to afford basic necessities for themselves and their families. This figure amounts to less than $6,000 per year for someone working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks per year.

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NAACP-supported End Racial Profiling Act To Be Introduced In House And Senate On December 13, 2007

The End Racial Profiling Act attacks the insidious practice of racial profiling by law enforcement on three levels: first, it creates a federal prohibition against racial profiling; second, it provides funding for the training of law enforcement officials on how to discontinue an …

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The Wichita NAACP Blog: It's Election Time for the National Board

our effectiveness is dampened because we are losing the ability to share our own story in our own words with our younger generation, as we are simultaneously losing access to the new ideological battlefields where the issues of Race and Fairness are discussed.

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WPD Officer uses a Taser gun on a deaf man who could not hear verbal commands

On November 20th, a man by the name of Donnell Williams, 39, was at home alone . Mr. Williams is hearing impared, has a glass eye, and walks with a slight limp. He was taking a shower when 4 officers responding to a call of 'shots fired' knocked on his door.

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The Kaiser Family Foundation to hold a webcast on Health Disparities 12/14/07

On Friday, December 14th, The Kaiser Family Foundation will host a live, interactive webcast on current federal legislative efforts to address health disparities between racial and ethnic groups, and the factors that may influence the outcome of these efforts.

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In preparation for '08: NAACP Voter Empowerment training conducted in Baltimore over the weekend

This past weekend (Nov 30th & Dec 1st) the NAACP and the NAACP Voter Fund conducted a Natioinal Voter Empowerment training in Baltimore Maryland for Youth and College leaders and for State Political Action chairs.

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Pasadena protest over slain burglars heats up | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Activist Quanell X and dozens of other protesters Sunday faced hundreds of homeowners and supporters of Joe Horn, the Pasadena man who shot and killed two men he suspected of burglarizing a neighbor's home more than two weeks ago. Families of the slain men, Miguel Antonio DeJesu …

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"somewhere they belong" - An Interview with CPO Sandra Gasca on Foster Care and Child placement

The single most important need that a child has upon entering the foster care system is to be with a family as opposed to a shelter or group home. If you think back to the support all of us have had in one way or another, we have always had a family in some form or fashion.

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Bush reappoints Kirsanow to civil rights post - What happened to the Civil Rights Commission?

Commissioner Kirsanow was chosen to serve as a federal Civil Rights watchdog, not because of his Civil Rights background or work in the field, in fact, quite the opposite is true.

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Weak Predatory Lending Bill Passes the US House. Immediate action needed!!!

To address the recent crisis across our Nation of homes being lost to foreclosure as a result of various types of predatory lending, Congressman Barney Frank (MA), the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, along with Congressmen Brad Miller (NC) and Mel Watt (NC) in …

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Columnists War Breaks Out at 'NYT' -- Over Reagan and Racism

The New York Times Op-Ed page hasn't been this hot in a long time.

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The NAACP releases its 11th Annual survey on the state of Diversity in corporate America

The 2007 NAACP Consumer Choice and Best Practices Diversity Guides provide consumers with tools that enable them to make informed choices about their spending. There is some good news in terms of advancements in employer diversity and community reinvestment.

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The NAACP opposes US Attorney General Michael Mukasey

The NAACP is deeply concerned that Judge Mukasey's refusal to state unequivocally that waterboarding is torture, along with his apparent willingness to allow the Administration to engage in warrantless surveillance of persons in the United States in violation of congressional law …

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The Rise of the Neo-Negro

Their ultimate goal, if carried to its logical conclusions would, in fact, eliminate the black race as a legal entity.

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Crack cocaine / powder cocaine sentencing disparity addressed

Due to actions taken by the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) last May, as of November 1, 2007, the mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine conviction have been lowered, which may impact as many as 3,500 federal defendants a year.

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NAACP Report details discriminatory hiring practices in Iowa State Government positions

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"It's not just Jena": Message from NAACP Interim President Dennis Hayes

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Officials say paraphernalia law is working

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