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Youth in the Oakland community had the opportunity at the “OAKLAND NAACP Youth Leadership Conference” to ask adults the tough questions about what is happening in their community. This was not only a stage for youth inquiry, but it was also a space for youth voice to be amplified and heard. The youth spoke to […]

When I was a little kid everyone would tell me “you are called” or “you have a calling on your life” (mostly older church folks who were overly excited to see an articulate church going black boy). Essentially what they meant was that I would be one of the next “leaders in the black community.” […]

Civil Rights leaders are speaking out against the hanging of a confederate flag inside of the Old North Carolina Capitol building. The state’s intent is to replicate the building’s antebellum appearance. But is that a valid excuse?

The family of 9 year-old rapper Luie Rivera is under investigation by Child Protective Services for possible abuse and neglect. Rivera has starred in a slew of raunchy rap videos in which he makes drug references, dances suggestively, and even slaps a woman’s buttocks.

Over 60 leading civil rights figures came together in Washington DC to unveil a black agenda for President Obama’s second term. Do you think it’s a comprehensive one? Will the Obama Administration pay it any mind?

Last Sunday in Sacramento, Katt Williams led police on a wild chase while riding a motorized tricycle. He was caught speeding down the sidewalk at 35 mph, narrowly missing pedestrians. He refused to stop, and now the cops are looking to arrest him. What’s going on with Katt?

In the wake of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s legal woes, and with so many African American candidates vying for his spot, many are concerned the black vote will be split, and a white candidate will win the race. Would you be disappointed if he was replaced by a white politician?

Civil Rights leader Lawrence Guyot has died at the age of 73. Guyot worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and directed the famed 1964 Freedom Summer Project. He was a staunch voting rights advocate until his death.

According to the latest Qunnipiac/CBS/NY Times poll, President Obama is leading Mitt Romneyby large margins in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Is it too late for Romney to recover the ground he’s lost?

In the face of voter ID laws that could potentially disenfranchise thousands of minority voters this November, black women in particular are at the forefront of voting rights advocacy across the country. Are you registered to vote?

The latest Pew poll gives President Obama an 8 point lead over GOP candidate Mitt Romney.This is Obama’s largest lead thus afar. Thoughts on these latest poll results? Can Mitt recover this?

According to a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, President Obama is leading his rival Mitt Romney in multiple swing states. Obama is up 5 points in Florida and Virginia, and a whopping 7 points in Ohio. From the Huffington Post: “Obama won all three states over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008, but Florida especially […]