Aug 16 Obama: Bond was a 'hero and friend' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama says the late civil rights activist Julian Bond was a hero and friend, and that he and first lady Michelle Obama have benefited from Bond's example, counsel and friendship. Continue reading
Aug 16 Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and civil rights leader, dies at 75 By Associated Press Julian Bond, a major figure in the 1960s civil rights movement who served as a longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Continue reading
Jul 01 Latest black church fire in South Carolina not a result of arson, authorities say By Joshua Barajas A federal law enforcement authority said Wednesday that a fire that destroyed a black church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, was not arson. Continue reading
Apr 18 S.C. activists demand DOJ probe local police killings since 1994 By Daniel Costa-Roberts Civil rights groups in North Charleston, South Carolina have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into all the fatal officer-involved shootings in Charleston County since 1994. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 10:13 Former NYPD officers talk police-minority relations By PBS News Hour A major topic of conversation in recent months has been the often fraught relationship between police and minority communities. Last week, PBS NewsHour Weekend spoke to the President of the Brooklyn chapter of the NAACP and retired NYC police lieutenant… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: Severe storms silence guns in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, there were no reported deaths in Syria for the first time in three years due to frigid temperatures and storms. But activists warned that the weather conditions are “catastrophic” for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Continue watching
Jan 08 Twitter users concerned NAACP bombing deserved more media coverage By Eric Krupke While the 24-hour news cycle yesterday was dominated by the terrorist attack in Paris, another story was the central topic of conversation for many users on Twitter. On Tuesday morning, an improvised explosive device detonated outside the NAACP’s Colorado Springs,… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 8:10 What's the state of relations between the police and communities of color? By PBS News Hour In the wake of police-involved shootings in Ferguson and Cleveland, the death of Eric Garner in New York, and the subsequent protests that followed those events, NewsHour Weekend examines the state of relations between the police and communities of color… Continue watching
Nov 29 Activists begin seven-day march from Ferguson to state capital By Rialda Zukic Activists gathered in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday to take part in a seven-day march to the state's capital to protest the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch What's next for the city of Ferguson? By PBS News Hour Just a day after the grand jury announced not to indict police officer Darren Wilson, the city of Ferguson remains tense. Gwen Ifill speaks with Christina Swarns, Litigation Director for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Susan McGraw… Continue watching