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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organization representing African-Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people." The NAACP is run nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organization. Departments within the NAACP govern its activities and oversee local chapters. Previously based in New York, the organization moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. NAACP leaders announced their intention in 2006 to relocate to Washingt...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organization representing African-Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people." The NAACP is run nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organization. Departments within the NAACP govern its activities and oversee local chapters. Previously based in New York, the organization moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. NAACP leaders announced their intention in 2006 to relocate to Washington, D.C. A year later those plans were put on hold because of lackluster fundraising. During the 1990s, the NAACP struggled with financial problems, leading to the dismissal of two top officials -- the Rev. Benjamin Chavis as executive director and William Gibson as board chairman. Bruce S. Gordon became the group's president and chief executive officer in 2005 following the resignation of Kweisi Mfume, a former five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland who had headed the organization for nine years. Gordon resigned in March 2007. Civil rights movement activist and former Georgia state representative Julian Bond remains as chairman.
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O'Malley blasts critics of DNA plan
A top aide to Gov. Martin O'Malley lashed out yesterday at the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland for what he called "irresponsible" and "intentionally inflammatory" comments about a new program for collecting DNA samples from crime suspects....Tags: Laws, Biotechnology Industry, Martin O'Malley, American Civil Liberties Union, Crimes
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Polls open in Gary, East Chicago, Hammond
Chicago Tribune reporterEarly voting began Tuesday in northwest Indiana despite an ongoing legal battle to prohibit polling at sites in heavily Democratic Gary, East Chicago and Hammond. Voters cast ballots in the Gary Courthouse about 1 p.m. after a Lake County judge ordered...Tags: Indiana, Gary, Local Elections, Hammond, David Brooks
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Why taxpayers group is fighting Florida's gag rule
Special to the sentinelI'd like to tell you how the amendments on the 2008 Florida ballot will affect taxpayers. But I can't. Each year, the National Taxpayers Union releases a nonpartisan nationwide ballot guide that provides background information on fiscal measures, such as...Tags: Unions, Racism, Election Day, Charity, Referenda
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Florida's constitutional amendments: What they propose
Sentinel Staff WriterFlorida's registered voters have the opportunity to vote on six amendments to the state's constitution. Much of the actual language on the ballot about each amendment can be very confusing. Hopefully this will make the issues easier to understand....Tags: Minority Groups, Colleges and Universities, Family, Labor Legislation, Property Tax
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Here's what you need to know to ensure you can cast your ballot on Election Day
Sentinel Staff WriterYou may think a representative democracy sounds pretty simple. Self-governing folks can take an hour out of their busy lives Nov. 4 to cast their votes and decide which party and presidential hopeful rules the roost. Welcome to Florida. Hope you can...Tags: Election Day, Justice System, National Government, Government, Barack Obama
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NAACP races deadline to get ex-felons to vote
When Tubi Retton, 21, approaches ex-felons and offers to sign them up to vote, she says that most decline politely, believing they are barred from casting a ballot. "They'll be like, 'I'm all right' " she said yesterday while conducting a voter...Tags: Baltimore County, Pennsylvania, Prince George's County, Maryland
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N-word should stay buried, no matter the 'context'
Dear Chris Rock: I apologize in advance for the language that will shortly follow. And yes, there is a certain irony there, given that you are one of the most profane men on the planet. Also one of the funniest. That's why I eagerly anticipated your new...Tags: Easter, Slavery, Cheshire, Culture, Richard Pryor
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Keeping up the battle against HIV, AIDS
Los Angeles Times"Ladies," said Cookie Johnson, looking straight into the camera, her husband's arm draped across her shoulders. "Have you been tested ... " " ... for HIV?" finished Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. As the most prominent...Tags: Minority Groups, Health Organizations, Magic Johnson, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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1890s Pullman porters' role in start of black middle class
Sentinel Staff WriterVibert White came to the University of Central Florida in 2003 to head up UCF's public history program, a blend of archaeology, anthropology, oral history and the collection of everyday artifacts. The program was subsequently discontinued, but White has...Tags: Minority Groups, Book, Winter Park, History, University of Central Florida
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Dennis Lehane's 'Given Day' eyes Babe Ruth, Boston
Bloomberg NewsTHE GIVEN DAY, by Dennis Lehane. William Morrow, 704 pp., $27.95. We start with Babe Ruth at age 23 vomiting off the back of a train heading to Boston for the 1918 World Series. His teammates gripe over their pay and mull the kind of strike that...Tags: Babe Ruth, Martin Scorsese, Fiction, Sam Raimi, Epidemics and Plagues
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Rezko talks to feds
Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real-estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois, and the political fallout could be...Tags: John Lewis, Joe Biden, Philadelphia Flyers, Election Day, National Government
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Former felons now have right to vote
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland applauds The Baltimore Sun's editorial warning about "scams" that could deter voters from coming to the polls ("Voter beware," Oct. 1) and would like to highlight yet another "scam"- this one coming from some...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Maryland
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