National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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MTV to showcase the cutest couple going to prom in North Carolina
Friday, May 19, 2017Noah Ambrose and Brandon Caddell didn't set out to get MTV's attention; what they want is to change the world. -
NAACP President Ben Jealous announces plans to step down this year
Sunday, September 8, 2013WASHINGTON -- Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Sunday that he plans to step down by the end of the year. -
Delaware NAACP calls on state lawmakers to pass marriage equality
Monday, March 25, 2013WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Delaware chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling on Delaware state lawmakers to pass a marriage equality bill. -
The reality of coalition, collaboration between the LGBT community and communities of color
Wednesday, June 20, 2012In the past month, we have seen milestone after milestone in the march toward LGBT equality. But there is a key element of this progress that we should shine a light on. What for many seemed… -
NAACP conference leader resigns over group’s support of marriage equality
Thursday, June 7, 2012DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Rev. Keith Ratliff, president of the Iowa and Nebraska conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has resigned over the group's national board resolution in support… -
Poll: ‘Strong support’ for same-sex marriage now exceeds ‘strong opposition’
Thursday, May 24, 2012Strong public support for same-sex marriage exceeds strong opposition by a significant margin for the first time, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Wednesday. -
Alveda King denounces NAACP resolution for ‘endorsing’ gay agenda
Tuesday, May 22, 2012Several prominent African American leaders have denounced the recent resolution by the NAACP supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples, and have called it "an endorsement of homosexual agenda," and an issue no different than abortion. -
NC homophobes pulling religious, racial, and anatomy cards against marriage equality
Thursday, September 8, 2011The battle for or against marriage equality (whichever you prefer) in North Carolina is heating up as the following video shows. Folks who are pushing the anti-marriage equality amendment are pulling out all of the stops,…
