NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Campaign Legal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…backlash resulted in Harris County voters showing up to the polls and sending those judges packing, allowing a new crop of Democratic judges...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” may have been recorded decades ago, first by Otis Redding and later by...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire Managing Editor) A few days before presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton racked up a huge win in Nevada’s Democratic primary, largely...
By Samaria Bailey Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch pushed the NAACP to keep fighting for equality in...
JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, citing “grave legal concerns,” is asking a Missouri judge to convene...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – While Black girls posses high levels of leadership qualities, they receive the least opportunity to fill...
By Sherrilyn A. Ifill NNPA Guest Columnist The Voting Rights Act has been described as the “crown jewel” of civil rights legislation. Its passage was secured...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent Barbara Arnwine sees need for more Black lawyers in Supreme Court WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In nearly 4,500 minutes of arguments...