Diversity Capital and NAACP announces a joint venture to finance and advise MBEs
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – June 30, 2020 – Diversity Capital Company, LLC (DiversityCapCo), a subsidiary of NexTier Companies, LLC, and the NAACP (National Association of the Advancement of Colored People, Inc.) are proud to announce the formation of an economic empowerment...
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
All across our nation, people are beginning to speak out about the horrors and brutality of law enforcement misconduct and the fact that people of color, disproportionately African Americans, are treated more harshly by law enforcement officers – often fatally. People...
Civil Rights Leaders Urge Opposition to Inept Senate Policing Bill
WASHINGTON – Leading civil rights advocates hosted a press briefing call today to outline why senators must oppose the Republican policing “reform” legislation, the JUSTICE Act. The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote to advance the legislation on Wednesday....
NAACP Set To Host Virtual Town Hall on the Legal Perspective of the Global Health Crisis, Protests and Incidents of Hate Crimes
WASHINGTON, D.C. (JUNE 21, 2020) — The NAACP will host a virtual town hall on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT to provide a legal perspective on the global public health crisis, protests, and incidents of hate crimes, which have laid bare the...
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
All across our nation, people are beginning to speak out about the horrors and brutality of law enforcement misconduct and the fact that people of color, disproportionately African Americans, are treated more harshly by law enforcement officers – often fatally. People...
Dred’s Discussion
Apparently city government has chosen to keep its head low, with the exception of the HPPD. Such as it is , this is Dred’s Discussion, a look at HP city government from street level. I’m not sure if Police Chief Ken Shultz is taking credit for what he appears to think...
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
All across our nation, people are beginning to speak out about the horrors and brutality of law enforcement misconduct and the fact that people of color, disproportionately African Americans, are treated more harshly by law enforcement officers – often fatally....
DC STATEHOOD BILL TO BE VOTED ON NEXT WEEK
Despite the fact that the citizens of Washington, D.C. pay federal taxes, serve on juries and defend our Nation in times of war like most other Americans, the residents of the District of Columbia are barred from having voting representation on the floor of the U.S....
NAACP Applauds Supreme Court Victory in NAACP v. Trump
Baltimore, MD – In a landmark for DACA recipients, including those from the African Diaspora, the NAACP celebrates today’s Supreme Court’s ruling in its favor against the Trump administration in NAACP v. Trump. This case was consolidated with the Department of...
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