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Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…

Senator John McCain spoke at the 99th Annual Convention of the NAACP held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He spoke about the history of the NAACP and meeting the needs of the …

A town hall meeting was held on the challenges facing black American men. The panelists talked about topics such as black families, mentoring, education and training, access to minority busi…

Officials of the NAACP announced the findings of the Internal Revenue Service investigation into the NAACP’s tax-exempt status. The IRS had been investigating if actions and statements made …

The plenary session of the NAACP 97th Annual Convention included speakers Senator Reid and Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Watt. Mr. Fred Gray, whose clients have included Rosa Park…

The 2006 NAACP 97th Annual Convention was introduced with an opening news conference. Topics included the voting rights act of 1965 and issue of HIV and AIDS. The panelists also responded to…

Julian Bond delivered the keynote address at the NAACP convention in Milwaukee. Prior to his speech several lawmakers made remarks and talked about policies affecting black communities. In h…

Chairman Julian Bond spoke to the NAACP’s Annual Meeting about issues affecting the black community including the President’s budget, Social Security, and taxes.

At a news conference Kweisi Mfume announced his retirement as president of the NAACP at its Baltimore headquarters. He thanked Julian Bond, NAACP chairman of the board, for his help and frie…

NAACP Chairman, Julian Bond talked about the role and accomplishments of the NAACP. He also addressed a number of other topics, including poverty, the Brown v. Board of Education decision, e…

Julian Bond talked about African-American issues. Among the topics he addressed were Affirmative Action, de facto racial segregation in schools, the criminal justice system, and Bush adminis…

Julian Bond talked about the history of the civil rights movement and about issues of current concern to the African-American community. Among the topics he addressed were civil rights and e…

Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Nader spoke about the state of race relations and social justice. Mrs. Clinton focused on discrimination, hate crimes and minority representation in government. Mr. Nade…

The NAACP held a meeting to open their convention. After opening with musical numbers, a variety of speakers opened a number of issues to be addressed during the convention. They noted the a…

Participants talked about the progress the NAACP had made over the past 90 years. In his keynote address, President and CEO Kweisi Mfume said that the NAACP would file a class-action suit ag…

Rep. Clyburn talked about how work of the NAACP, his nurturing parents and dedicated teachers led to his being where he is today. He spoke about Martin Luther King and his ideals. He comment…

Julian Bond, NAACP, Chairman and Kweisi Mfume,NAACP, Chairman and CEO, talked about a board of directors meeting and the agenda for the NAACP. They talked about issues of concern to them and…