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Jun 1, 2010
The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley News
Washington, DC - The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's (NCBCP) Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) is proud and elated to hear President Obama's announcement today that their 2009 honoree, Dr. Regina Benjamin, has been selected as the next U. S. Surgeon General.
Apr 22, 2010
BlackAmericaWeb.com
By: Denise Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com - For Melanie Campbell, Dr. Height helped her move from deputy director to executive director of the National Coalition for Black Civic Participation.
Apr 22, 2010
Clarion Ledger Washington Bureau
By: Deborah Barfield Berry, Clarion Ledger Washington Bureau- In one of her last public appearances, Dorothy Height took center stage with other civil rights activists and community leaders and urged people of color to turn in their census forms.
Jan 12, 2010
USA TODAY
The campaign to get blacks to participate in the 2010 Census has forged an unprecedented bond between two groups that have not traditionally shared common goals: African Americans and black immigrants.
Jul 15, 2009
The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley News
Washington, DC - The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's (NCBCP) Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) is proud and elated to hear President Obama's announcement today that their 2009 honoree, Dr. Regina Benjamin, has been selected as the next U. S. Surgeon General.
Press Releases
Jul 21, 2010
Melanie L. Campbell, president & CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Ms. Shirley Sherrod, former Georgia State Director for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Jun 28, 2010
Spirit honorees - Congressman Clay, Marc Morial, Makani Themb- Nixon, and Ralph Everett - pay tribute to the grand dame of the civil rights movement
May 28, 2010
Final Push for Census Participation Targets Black Community's Hardest to Reach
May 10, 2010
Melanie L. Campbell issued the following statement on the passing of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height:
May 1, 2010
Other 2010 Spirit Honorees include: Ralph Everett, president and CEO, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Tony Gladney, vice president, National Diversity Relations, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.; Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League; and Makani Themba-Nixon, executive director, The Praxis Project.
