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Austin NAACP April Monthly Meeting We would love to see you at our next meeting!
The Trayvon Martin Tragedy On February 26 in a suburb of Orlando, a Hispanic man, George Zimmerman, shot to death an unarmed African-American teenager, Trayvon Martin. Join Us in Fighting for Justice for Trayvon.
Black Austin Democrats 2012 Celebration & Fundraiser The Black Austin Democrats Honors Gary Bledsoe as the 2012 recipient of the “BAD to the Bone Award”.
Minority Health Month and National Public Health Week In recognition of Minority Health Month and National Public Health Week, the upcoming April 7, 2012, First Saturday Courageous Conversation session will focus on health disparities that arise from historical conditions associated with factors such as poverty, education levels, economic and social conditions, lack of resources, and institutionalized racism. See more info on our Community Calendar.
Austin NAACP President, Nelson Linder on MSNBC about Civil Rights The Dylan Ratigan Show on the 1964 Civil Rights Act, featured discussion with Mr. Linder at the LBJ Museum.
Without Internet, Urban Poor Fear Being Left Behind In Digital Age About 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies -- including Target and Walmart -- only accept job applications online. High school students who have broadband Internet at home have graduation rates 6 to 8 percentage points higher than students who don’t, says a 2008 study by the Federal Reserve.
See How Voting Rights Are Under Attack In Your State There is pending legislation in 30 states that will take away the vote of millions of Americans
Remebering Whitney Houston The late Whitney Houston could have four albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart next week. Sources suggest that Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" could end up at No. 2 for a third straight week, while joined in the top 10 by the Houston-led "The Bodyguard" soundtrack, "Whitney Houston" and "I Look To You."
Peace, Love and Soul! Thank you Don! Rest in Peace! Soul Train, one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history, played a critical role in spreading the music of black America to the world, offering wide exposure to musicians like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson in the 1970s and ’80s.
Gala to celebrate 30 years The Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 30th anniversary awards gala on Thursday by honoring the legacy of African American businesses in Central Texas.
43rd Annual, The NAACP Image Awards is the nation's premier multi-cultural awards show celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (television, recording, literature, motion picture and writing & directing), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.
Newspaper preserves history The publisher and editor of Austin’s African-American newspaper, The Villager , is partial to black history, in part, because he has lived it. He started living it in his home stomping grounds of west Texas.
Cops: Student killed by officers had pellet gun Police say the weapon a Texas eighth-grader pointed at officers in a school hallway before they killed him was a pellet gun that looked like a real handgun
Annual Meeting of the Association February 18, 2012 in New York City, the meeting will be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel
46th Annual DeWitty/Overton Freedom Fund Banquet Review pictures of the event.
The U.S. Department of Justice rejected a proposed South Carolina law requiring voters to have photo identification on December 23.
AG Holder vows to enforce civil rights Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year's elections
New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military presence in Asia but shrink the overall size of the force as the Pentagon seeks to reduce spending by nearly half a trillion dollars after a decade of war.
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