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USA Update In a first, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout in 2012
High black voter turnout, plus a lower turnout from white voters, gave President Obama the edge in swing states and a victory in 2012, signaling the importance of minority voters going forward.
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Opinion: Death penalty: A pragmatic case for repeal
Momentum in the states is shifting toward the repeal of the death penalty. There are practical reasons for this: The death penalty is expensive, it does not work, and it is administered with a clear racial bias. Repealing it is a matter of justice, public safety, and effective governance.
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Will the Scottsboro Boys get a posthumous pardon?
The Alabama legislature voted unanimously to grant posthumous pardons for the 'Scottsboro Boys,' nine black teens wrongly convicted of raping two white women in 1931. The pardons now await the governor's approval.
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Trayvon Martin case: Should Sanford police chief be fired?
Late Wednesday, Sanford city commissioners passed a motion of "no confidence" in Police Chief Bill Lee Jr., who has defended his department for not arresting George Zimmerman after he shot Trayvon Martin, a black teenager.
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Educate or incarcerate? NAACP pushes states to shift priorities.
While education spending declined during the recession, most states increased prison spending, according to a new report from the NAACP.
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In Pictures: MLK remembrance
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NAACP: Sisters' release makes Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour 'shining example'
Just last week, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was in hot water over his apparent approval of the all-white Citizens Council in the 1960s. But Thursday the NAACP lauded him for suspending the life sentences of two black sisters.
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Liberals rally in Washington: Will it help Democrats?
The 'One Nation Working Together' rally was meant to get beyond the party infighting, rouse the troops, and reverse current trends showing congressional losses just a few weeks from now.
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Heard about the big D.C. rally Saturday? Probably not.
A new liberal umbrella group, One Nation Working Together, is planning a massive rally in Washington, but so far word of the event is only dribbling out. Are organizers on the same page?
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Glenn Beck Lincoln Memorial rally draws criticism
Glenn Beck will hold a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, exactly 47 years to the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his 'I have a dream,' speech on that spot.
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United States Department of Agriculture worker quits over racism charge
United States Department of Agriculture worker Shirley Sherrod says that the White House has forced her out of a job over a manufactured racial controversy.
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Mehserle trial verdict draws violence to Oakland, legal scrutiny
Protests erupted in Oakland overnight after the Johannes Mehserle trial ended Thursday with a conviction for the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. But legal experts call the outcome of the transit police officer's trial fair.
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As Obama meets black leaders, four facts on race and the economy
President Obama met with national African-American leaders Wednesday over economic concerns in the community. Here are four indicators of how African-Americans are faring in the recession.
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NAACP tries to woo the hip-hop generation
But as the organization celebrates its centennial in New York, some young people have mixed feelings about how the NAACP fits in their lives.
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NAACP to use latest technology to fight racism
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has launched a program that lets people use their cell phones to report incidents of police misconduct.
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100 years on, the NAACP notes its accomplishments and challenges
The nation has elected a black man as president, but that hasn't erased deep-seated racism or economic inequalities.
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Supreme Court strikes a compromise to save landmark voting law
Civil rights activists praise the court for not throwing out a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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NAACP turns to a leader from a newer generation
Benjamin Jealous was chosen amid divides over how to reenergize the organization.
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