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by Joshua R. Weaver onFebruary 7, 2012
Advocates challenge the perception that black people are less supportive than others.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onJanuary 27, 2012
The NAACP argued for LGBT and civil rights unity at a national LGBT conference.
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November 8, 2011
At our recent gala, the 2011 class of The Root 100 shared what it means to make our list.
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October 17, 2011
The Root spoke to NAACP President Ben Jealous and other attendees at the ceremony on the National Mall.
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by Desiree Hunter onJuly 27, 2011
The NAACP's president talks voter-ID laws and "employment discrimination 2.0."
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July 26, 2011
For months, Democrats have criticized the restrictive laws. Now Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells us what they're actually doing.
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July 23, 2011
We asked attendees about the NAACP's relevance, modern civil rights issues and Barack Obama.
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by Lenny McAllister onOctober 1, 2010
The Oct. 2 rally sounds good in name, but let's call it what it really is: an attempt to unite liberals in time for the November elections.
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October 1, 2010
So often for the African American community, the good jobs are also ones that cause harm in our own community, whether it’s pollution or junk food and alcohol.
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by Cord Jefferson onSeptember 27, 2010
With an upcoming march on Washington, D.C., providing the opening, Ben Jealous is leading the civil rights group into an era of greater cooperation with the LGBT community. He told The Root why he has a personal stake in the effort.
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