National, WBFF Exclusives

(LAS VEGAS, NV) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its final National Board of Directors meeting of 2013 this weekend…

TJMS: If You Missed It

With the sudden resignation of NAACP president Ben Jealous, the search is on for a new leader. BlackAmericaWeb.com’s Senior Political Correspondent, Michael H. Cottman, recently…

It’s time for a radical change at the top: The next president of the NAACP should be a woman. After 104 years, the nation’s largest…

National, WBFF Exclusives

In a surprise move, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, 40, has announced that he is stepping down from the position in January, 2014, reports USA Today.…

This is Troy Davis. He was charged for the murder or police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989 and executed in 2011. Davis maintained his innocence…

National

In an interview with David Gregory on Meet The Press, NAACP President Ben Jealous (pictured) said that Black Americans “are doing far worse” under the…

No charges against Baltimore City Offices in the death of Anthony Anderson, the three officers were suspended with pay during the investigation. By witness account, police used of excessive brutality during a East Baltimore drug bust. 46 year old Anthony Anderson father of three sustained injuries causing his death from the arrest. In fact, an autopsy report revealed […]

Governor Martin O’Malley has renewed efforts to repeal Maryland’s death penalty. Although the initiative was voted against four years ago. He joins forces with NAACP  President Benjamin Jealous along with others who have rallied against capital punishment. “The goal of The NAACP is to have Maryland’s death penalty repealed with what that feel is appropriate punishment for heinous crimes, positioning the replacement to be life without parole. This […]

Via: Foxbaltimore.com The NAACP has passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts “to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.” The Baltimore-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced Saturday that its board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a resolution supporting marriage […]