• Civil rights groups, labor groups and members of the financial industry are all calling for more action from the government to fight unemployment.

    Civil Rights, Labor Groups Press Obama for Job Creation
  • The NAACP is going to war for “real” health care reform. And that must include a public option.

    Ben Jealous and the NAACP Start a War Room in Washington for Health Care Reform
  • Something seemed suspicious when the letter referenced a love of chicken and potato salad...

    Sincerely, The Blacks: Anti-Cap and Trade Lobbyists Forge Letter from NAACP
  • Is there a difference between Barack Obama's talk on race before and after election? John McWhorter talks Sonia Sotomayor, political organizing, the Philadelphia pool incident and the "Joshua Generation."

    Dayo Olopade and John McWhorter on Bloggingheads.tv
  • This week on The Confab: A chatty review of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. After its convention, how engaged and willing to act is the NAACP? What's the price tag on Obama's health care plan? Join The Root's deputy editor Terence Samuel as he talks with Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and contributor to The Root Sherrilyn A. Ifill.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.

    The Confab -- July 17, 2009
  • The NAACP, proud of its past, makes its case for the future.

    The NAACP, proud of its past, makes its case for the future.
  • The first black president tells the NAACP that they control their own futures.

    Obama at the NAACP Convention: Racism's Real, Deal With It
  • He was in rare form while addressing the convention-goers in New York...

    Obama Goes to Chuuuuuuuurch at NAACP Convention
  • Has the NAACP done anything for YOU lately?

    NAACP: Now What?
  • The NAACP is 100 years old, and it's been slow to move into the digital age. Can it keep up with a new generation of activists?

    Can the NAACP Keep Up With a New Generation of Activists?
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