http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/naacp/ en-us Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:53:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405379/posts Politics, religion, and atheism in North Carolina are coming to a head. Cecil Bothwell, atheist, is soon to be seated as a City Council member in North Carolina. However, there is a problem: Under North Carolina's constitution politicians who deny the existence of God are barred from holding office. Opponents of Cecil Bothwell are using that law to argue.... Federal courts have ruled religious tests for public office are unlawful under the U.S. Constitution. While Article 6, section 8 of the North Carolina state constitution says: "The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny... The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405379/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:53:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407955/posts "The state and local NAACP on Monday blasted the Myers Park Homeowners Association for a discriminatory deed restriction published on its Web site. The dispute could end up in court if the two sides don't reach some sort of agreement -- possibly including a financial payment that some estimate could reach $50,000 -- within 30 days. The NAACP filed a complaint in 2007 against the association for posting a sample deed that included a decades-old clause specifying that "people of the Caucasian race only" could live in or own a Myers Park house." The Charlotte(NC) Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407955/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:46:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2405322/posts A strange story surrounding a North Carolina city council election has suddenly become national news. Cecil Bothwell won his election fairly, a fact no one disputes. However, the former head of the Asheville NAACP has attempted to block Bothwell’s seating by pointing out an obscure clause in North Carolina’s state constitution that bars atheists from holding public office. The dispute will likely have to be settled in federal court: Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2405322/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:33:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392296/posts Emotions run high at a protest over a banner that depicts President Obama as the Joker from Batman. Some call it racist and disrespectful. Others say race has nothing to do with the issue. The image is stirring up quite a bit of controversy. You can see the large sign is displayed outside of Club Velvet, a gentlemen's club in Richmond. The banner led to a protest by the NAACP. The organization says the image is not only an attack on the president, but on all men and people of African descent. "The presence of a black president that has... theGrio.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392296/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:05:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390162/posts The vast, racist conspiracy against Barack Obama is no longer limited to evil 9/12 protesters, Fox News, and those who utter the obviously racist code word "socialist." According to an MSNBC talk show host, it has spread to Wall Street, which is deliberately prolonging the recession to keep the black man down. On Tuesday night's episode of The Ed Show, host Ed Schultz asked NAACP president Ben Jealous if he agreed America was in recession because "there are maybe some institutions on Wall Street that do not want to see a black president succeed?" Jealous, surprisingly, disagreed. (See the... NewsRealBlog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390162/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:18:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389788/posts When she was helping her son with his homework Saturday night, a Central Bucks mother noticed something that surprised and shocked her. "I couldn't understand what I was looking at," said the woman, whose identity the newspaper has agreed not to disclose. It was a work sheet called "Solving Equations using Multiplication and Division!" and it featured a photo of a black man wearing a straw hat, shirt and suspenders, with his mostly toothless mouth wide open. As if to underscore the man's stupidity, at the bottom of the picture was written, "No wai!!!" The mother learned that her son,... The Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389788/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387920/posts With unemployment among blacks at more than 15 percent, the N.A.A.C.P. will join several other groups on Tuesday to call on President Obama to do more to create jobs. The organizations — including the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group — will make clear that they believe the president’s $787 billion stimulus program has not gone far enough to fight unemployment. They will call for increased spending for schools and roads, billions of dollars in fiscal relief to state and local governments to forestall more layoffs and a direct government jobs program, “especially in... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387920/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:20:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387779/posts ST. LOUIS (Nov. 16) -- Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers and authorities, the young black schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years. Witnesses have told authorities that Ellis cut in front of waiting customers at the Walmart in Kennett on Jan. 6, 2007, shoved merchandise already placed on a conveyor belt out of the way and became belligerent when confronted, according to court filings. Ellis maintains she was merely joining her cousin,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387779/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:27:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382529/posts Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to give a keynote speech later this month to a Michigan group which includes the local branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations even though the FBI has formally severed contacts with the controversial Muslim civil rights organization. On Nov. 19, Holder is scheduled to speak in Detroit to the first annual awards banquet of Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust, a coalition of several dozen law enforcement and community groups. An online registration form for the event includes the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan on a list of “official & participating... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382529/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:37:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2378163/posts This column is in answer to the linked NAACP objection to my column(s.) Below are the column in question and the letter. Please read both before perusing my response. http://www.daveweinbaum.com/column100109.html http://www.therolladailynews.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x1340500084/NAACP-takes- issue-with-Weinbaum-online-column First I want to thank the NAACP for providing me with column fodder as this can be problematic on a weekly basis. www.daveweinbaum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2378163/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:29:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375106/posts This column is in answer to the linked NAACP objection to my column(s.) I have linked to the column in question and the letter. Please read both before perusing my response. My initial reaction to this communiqué and that of my liberal-leaning friend, webmaster and former editor of the Rolla Daily News, Martin Schwartz, was: “You (Weinbaum) made an opinion in the op-ed section of the RDN. They (NAACP) disagreed with it. So the NAACP wants to stop this and other opinions like it from being published in the paper.” In other words, until Weinbaum conforms to NAACP opinion, he... Pulaski County Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375106/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:14:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2374947/posts This column is in answer to the linked NAACP objection to my column(s.) Below are the column in question and the letter. Please read both before perusing my response. http://www.daveweinbaum.com/column100109.html http://www.therolladailynews.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x1340500084/NAACP-takes-issue-with-Weinbaum-online-column First I want to thank the NAACP for providing me with column fodder as this can be problematic on a weekly basis. www.daveweinbaum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2374947/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:54:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374815/posts The mayor of Frederick, Md., says a controversial Halloween display featuring three faceless dummies hanging from a willow tree will remain at a city park, despite complaints from the NAACP. Guy Djoken, president of Frederick County's NAACP chapter, has called on Mayor Jeff Holtzinger to order parks officials to remove the display, which he calls "disturbing." "Something should be done right away," Djoken told FoxNews.com. "When you look from a distance, it doesn't look good. We should just remove it." FOxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374815/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:39:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374755/posts THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST JEREMIAH WRIGHT RETURNS thelastcrusade.org The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is drawing criticism for selecting President Barrack Obama’s former pastor as the principal speaker at an awards dinner in Maryland. Perry Ealim, a black businessman who is scheduled to receive an award at the November 20 event, says many of his friends and associates refuse to attend the dinner because Rev. Jeremiah Wright is going to be the speaker. "I am happy for your honor, however, I cannot support an organization that would have a racist/bigot such as Mr. Wright... The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374755/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:32:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374442/posts Three dummies hang from a willow tree in Baker Park as part of the City of Frederick Parks and Recreation Department's Halloween program. Guy Djoken, president of the local NAACP, said from a distance the dummies look like dead bodies. He is trying to get the city to remove them. "A dead man hanging in a tree, that takes us back to a dark day we don't want to go back to," Djoken said Thursday. "Whoever did this needs some sensitivity training." The Frederick News-Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374442/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374367/posts Greenbelt, a city that prides itself on its heritage as a New Deal-era social experiment, is finding its commitment to inclusiveness tested as two black candidates contend for seats on its all-white City Council in Tuesday's elections. Until this year, only two blacks had ever run for the council and none had been elected, even though blacks account for nearly half the 21,000 residents of the 6-square-mile city just outside the Capital Beltway, according to the most recent census estimates. Asians and Hispanics make up 20 percent. The disparity has caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union and... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374367/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373922/posts This column is in answer to the linked NAACP objection to my column(s). Below are the column in question and the letter. Please read both before perusing my response. http://www.daveweinbaum.com/column100109.html http://www.therolladailynews.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x1340500084/NAACP-takes- issue-with-Weinbaum-online-column First I want to thank the NAACP for providing me with column fodder as this can be problematic on a weekly basis. My initial reaction to this communiqué and that of my liberal-leaning friend, webmaster and former editor of the RDN, Martin Schwartz was: “You (Weinbaum) made an opinion in the op-ed section of the RDN. They (NAACP) disagreed with it. So the NAACP wants to stop this... www.daveweinbaum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373922/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:51:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373779/posts Perry Ealim was elated to learn that he had won a local business award from the Anne Arundel County NAACP, and he sent a mass e-mail asking friends and associates, largely fellow Republicans, to join him at the Nov. 20 award ceremony. But most aren't so eager to dine with the evening's guest speaker, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., who is President Obama's controversial former pastor. "I am happy for your honor, however I cannot support an organization that would have a racist/bigot such as Mr. Wright as [its] speaker," wrote James Pelura, chairman of the Maryland Republican Party.... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373779/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373602/posts Sacramento, CA- The shocking sight of a noose hanging at a house on a busy street drew media attention and protestors last week, but now the NAACP is calling for a criminal investigation against the homeowner. The Watt Avenue home drew criticism almost immediately after displaying a noose in the same display as a Confederate flag, and members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are looking into legal action that will force the display to the ground and put the home's owner behind bars. "Immediately I thought this could not be happening in 2009," said Betty... cbs13.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373602/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:02:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362506/posts WASHINGTON DC – NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous today, had a conversation with NFL Commissioner Goodell to discuss Rush Limbaugh’s intentions to buy the St. Louis Rams. “The NAACP was very clear in our conversation with the NFL Commissioner—we will not stand for a potential owner, of any race expressing the kind of hatred that Rush Limbaugh continues to spread,” stated Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP President and CEO. “Commissioner Goodell was very supportive of the NAACP’s concerns and we both pledged to work together to expand opportunities throughout the NFL. The NAACP fully supports the NFL and the... NAACP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362506/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:28:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361711/posts Valoria Armstrong Branch President Chattanooga-Hamilton Co. NAACP Branch Dear Ms. Armstrong: It is my understanding that on the evening of October 17, 2009, the Chattanooga NAACP is going to have a gala affair to award 12 persons with a Ruby Hurley plaque, including myself, for serving as plaintiffs in the 1987 lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga. There is no question that this lawsuit was a seminal event in the history of the city of Chattanooga, that changed the political structure and allowed the African-American community to reverse years of racism and disenfranchisement. Before that, there had been only one... The Chattanoogan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361711/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:22:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2361546/posts Apparently the NAACP practices the very thing it protests against. Can you imagine what the outcry would be if we said the same thing? These people should be ashamed of themselves, but they are all liberal Dems, so they don't even see the hypocrisy, and nor will the clueless Sun point it out. NAACP fears appointment of white or Republican mayor if Dixon is convicted Leaders of the Maryland NAACP, worried that a Baltimore mayor's criminal conviction could result in the appointment of a white or Republican leader who may not fully represent the majority black and Democratic city, are... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2361546/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:47:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361265/posts "Leaders of the Maryland NAACP, worried that a Baltimore mayor's criminal conviction could result in the appointment of a white or Republican leader who may not fully represent the majority black and Democratic city, are asking state lawmakers to strip the governor of authority to permanently fill the office. The request, made in a resolution adopted at a state meeting of the civil rights group last weekend, marks the first time a mainstream organization has raised questions about succession should Baltimore Mayor Dixon be convicted of any of the nine charges she faces. Dixon has been indicted for theft and... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361265/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:38:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357620/posts The NAACP is registering voters at prisons in Maine, one of just two states that allow all inmates to vote while behind bars, in what is apparently the nation's first such statewide drive. Though prison inmates tend to skew to the Democratic side, the drive isn't about furthering any political agenda, said Rachel Talbot Ross, president of the Portland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "It's about establishing strong voter patterns and becoming a fully functioning person to re-enter society," Ross said. "It's part of the rehabilitation and re-entry process." The NAACP is wrapping up... Comcast News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357620/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:20:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355832/posts PORTLAND, Maine -- Inmates at Maine's prisons have been busy registering to vote. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says it registered an estimated 200 or more inmates last week. The NAACP says the effort is the first time there's been a systemwide initiative to register inmates across an entire state. Maine is one of two states that allows felons to vote while in prison. Vermont is the other. Rachel Talbot Ross, president of the NAACP chapter in Portland, says the organization will lead another registration drive next summer at county jails, as well as state prisons. news max http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355832/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:48:50 GMT