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Akron Black leaders call push to cancel weekend Juneteenth events a political move
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSeveral of the area's most visible Black community leaders say politics — not safety — guided what...
'Get ready for a big mess': Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision expected next week
MSNBC· 1 day agoThe Supreme Court has waited months to rule on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity,...
Woman sues American Airlines over in-flight incident with ‘uncontrollably drunk’ seatmate
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHeading home after a guided food-tour excursion in Mexico with her girlfriends, Gretchen Stelter...
NAACP hosts candidate forum for November ballot contenders - WBBJ TV
WBBJ TV· 5 days agoCandidates on the November ballot visited the Jackson-Madison County branch of the NAACP. The event...
Standing up for ancestors, at Juneteenth event
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoFREMONT ― Cassandrea Tucker says that while Juneteenth is a day to celebrate, there remain challenges to overcome. The president of the Fremont chapter...
Norwich celebrates Juneteenth with songs, dances and messages of freedom
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 19—NORWICH — Emmaneula Prempeh, president of the Norwich NAACP youth council looked out at the more than 40 people gathered at Wednesday's Juneteenth ceremony at City ...
Juneteenth breakfast held at Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 17—The NAACP's Juneteenth breakfast was held on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate the end of slavery and the enforcement of emancipation within the United States. The event ...
NAACP unveils plans to launch new branch in Columbia County
News 12 Augusta· 5 days agoEstablished in 1909, the NAACP has been a leading force in the fight to end racial inequality....
Univ. of Ala. leader the honoree at Living Legends Luncheon in Tuscaloosa
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 4 days agoDr. Samory Pruitt was the man of the hour, the first African-American vice president for the...
Monisha Brown, Author at Rolling Out
Rolling Out· 5 days agoGerald A. Griggs is an Atlanta attorney who was elected the 13th President of the State Conference of the Georgia NAACP by an overwhelming margin. Sixteen months later, he ...