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*We’re not sure why he even bothered. At the NAACP’s convention in Houston, Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney told the audience that he’s a better choice than President Barack Obama to help build their neighborhoods and lessen unemployment among African Americans. However, for his trouble, Romney was greeted with boos when he pledged to [...]
*(Washington, DC) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will address the upcoming 103rd NAACP Annual Convention in Houston, TX. The convention will run from July 7 – July 12 at the George R. Brown Convention Center under the theme “Your Power, Your Decision – VOTE.” “Every four years we invite the presidential candidates to address [...]
*Harry Belafonte, who spoke out against President Obama a few days ago, kept it real again recently when he said Hollywood is not an industry friendly to the Black experience. The 84 year old made the remarks during a discussion panel at the 102nd annual NAACP Convention held in Los Angeles. He said the industry [...]
*”I didn’t have to ‘come out’ black,” offered comic/actress Wanda Sykes on Monday during a speech at the recently concluded NAACP annual convention, according to NBC-LA. It’s a remark that has probably brought chuckles from many audiences. But this is a convention at which many people have ties to African-American churches that don’t recognize same-sex [...]
*First lady Michelle Obama on Monday took her campaign against childhood obesity to the NAACP’s annual convention in Kansas City, where she mixed homespun stories of her youth with a call to action urging members of the African-American community to help fight the epidemic. Obama called on the standing-room-only crowd of more than 4,000 to [...]
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