Posts tagged with NAACP

Black History Presents – Daily knowledge: W.E.B. Du Bois (Day 22)

0 comments, 22/02/2012, by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness, Black People, Blair History Month, General, my people

W.E.B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. Born in western Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a tolerant community and experienced little racism as a child. After graduating from Harvard, wher... Read more...

Black History Presents – Daily knowledge: Langston Hughes (Day 8)

0 comments, 08/02/2012, by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness, Blair History Month, General, my people

Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the peri... Read more...

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Christina Swarns (Mumias Lawyer) Interview w/FSRN

5 comments, 25/01/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Audio, Interviews, Jail, News, Radio

Christina Swarns is the director of the Criminal Justice Project at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. She is currently lead counsel for Mumia Abu Jamal. Read more...

Eric Blair Presents – Daily Knowledge: James Weldon Johnson (Day 8)

1 comment, 08/02/2011, by Mr. Blair in Blair History Month

James Weldon Johnson was author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, and early civil rights activist. Johnson is remembered best for his leadership within the NAACP, as well as for his writing, which includes novels, poems, and collections of ... Read more...

Trial Set For Firing over Use Of ‘N’ Word

2 comments, 06/01/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Freeing Slaves, Go Old Head, Lawsuits, News, url

A federal jury will be asked to decide whether it is acceptable for an African American person, but not a white person, to use the "n" word in a workplace. U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick has ruled that former Fox29 reporter-anchor Tom Burlington's lawsuit against the station, claiming a... Read more...

Why Does “NAACP” Ignore Statue Of Founder Of Klu Klux Klan Located In Washington D.C.?

0 comments, 19/10/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News, Politics As Usual, Protest/Activism, World News

Albert Pike (1809-1891) born on Dec 29. US lawyer, historian, general. Masonic author. Brig General, (Confederate Army), died in 1891. Well-known Masonic author (Morals and Dogma) and composer of the ritual for the concordant body, the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, he was elected Sover... Read more...

NAACP Endorses Legalizing Marijuana

0 comments, 10/07/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in *Blank Stare*, Do The Knowledge, Dont Believe The Hype, Freeing Slaves, Go Old Head, Health, News, Politics As Usual, Propaganda, World News

The NAACP still exists? Why? Don't we have a black president? duh! (Sarcasm inclusive) The NAACP's California chapter pledged its support on Tuesday for a marijuana legalization ballot measure, saying current laws are unfairly used to target minorities. The group highlighted findings it says sho... Read more...