After 100 years of service, the NAACP has been at the forefront of the struggle for racial justice. And 200 years after Abe Lincoln was born, Julian Bond links the oldest civil rights organization to the Great Emancipator.
NAACP AROUND THE WEB
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The Daily Beast: Racism in the Obama Age
Associated Press: NAACP Reports Resurgence of Youth Activism
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Journal-isms update: Pundit won't be appearing on the air "for the time being"; GLAAD responds.
The biannual New York event started with a fashion-art expo and a talk about black women's images.
Comedian Baratunde Thurston breaks it down in his memoir, How to Be Black.
The actor plays the villain and performs his own stunts in his new action thriller, Safe House.
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Ask Demetria: If he's making excuses to be somewhere else, his heart may not belong to you.
