International Business News - NAACP http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precincts around the nation on Election Day to help address complaints about possible voter disenfranchisement, the organization's new president said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/naacp-watching-ready-for-voter-problems.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:24:14 EDT South Carolina NAACP leaders say they've courted dozens of people in the film industry and many have expressed interest in joining the group's boycott of the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/naacp-film-industry-shows-interest-in-sc-boycott.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:57:22 EDT The NAACP's national board of directors has approved a three-year contract for new president Ben Jealous, the youngest leader in the civil rights organization's history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080831/naacp-board-approves-contract-for-new-president.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:00:24 EDT The Confederate flag that flutters 30 feet above one of this city's busiest streets still draws a mix of head shakes and shrugs from South Carolina residents. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93606-naacp-boycott.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/little-local-echo-for-new-naacp-boycott-of-sc-flag.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/little-local-echo-for-new-naacp-boycott-of-sc-flag.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:24:22 EDT New York Gov. David Paterson and the NAACP on Thursday condemned the New Yorker magazine's satirical cover depicting Democrat Barack Obama and his wife as flag-burning radicals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/new-york-governor-naacp-condemn-magazine-cover.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:56 EDT Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain addressed the NAACP's convention in Cincinnati Wednesday where he called for improvements to the schools in black districts. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92492-john-mccain.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/election2008-john-mccain-barack-obama-naacp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/election2008-john-mccain-barack-obama-naacp.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:45:19 EDT John McCain told the NAACP and some skeptical black voters Wednesday that he will expand education opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92624-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/mccain-pledging-naacp-more-education-options.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/mccain-pledging-naacp-more-education-options.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:45:39 EDT Findings from annual report card by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on corporate America's financial relationship with the black community, released Tuesday at the group's convention in Cincinnati: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/a-look-at-naacp-report-card-on-corporations.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:27:11 EDT Corporations should make a greater effort to buy goods and services from black vendors, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said in a report Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91970-naacp-report-card.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/naacp-corporate-america-can-do-better.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/naacp-corporate-america-can-do-better.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:31:52 EDT The NAACP will step up its campaign against the flying of the Confederate battle flag on state grounds in South Carolina, a leader of the organization said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/naacp-leaders-will-push-confederate-flag-issue.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:58:30 EDT Racial disparity will remain an issue in America, regardless of whether Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black president, the chairman of the NAACP told the organization's national convention Sunday night. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/nyc-mayor-to-offer-poverty-gauge-in-naacp-speech.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:11:55 EDT The NAACP's Cincinnati chapter sagged to a low point a few years ago, its membership the smallest it had been in decades. Some outside the chapter even questioned its relevancy--this in a city recently torn by racially tinged rioting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080705/cincinnati-naacp-rises-again-to-host-convention.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:27:42 EDT NAACP officials said Thursday they are looking forward to holding the group's annual convention in Cincinnati, a city rocked by race riots seven years ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/naacp-eager-to-hold-convention-in-cincinnati.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:14:05 EDT The NAACP chose 35-year-old activist and former news executive Ben Jealous as its president Saturday, making him the youngest leader in the 99-year history of the nation's largest civil rights organization. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48332-naacp-president.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/naacp-picks-young-activist-as-its-new-president.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/naacp-picks-young-activist-as-its-new-president.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 15:23:07 EDT The embattled former minister of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been selected as the keynote speaker for the Detroit branch of the NAACP's 53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/obamas-ex-pastor-to-speak-in-detroit.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:01:33 EDT