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Jun 18, 2013
The Root
Representatives from several national women’s groups gathered at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C. to discuss ways to increase the number of women working in technology fields.
Apr 16, 2013
Politic365
April is National Minority Health Month. With the health and quality of life challenges facing the minority community, this is a great opportunity to reflect on the technological and medical advances that are transforming healthcare, offering the promise of more affordable and accessible medical options and the advantages of patient-centered care
Dec 7, 2012
BlogHer
To be sure, Congress should investigate what happened in Benghazi. After all, four Americans were killed, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens who reportedly had expressed concern about the “security vacuum” around the consulate.
Dec 4, 2012
TV One's Washington Watch
Retired Army Major General John Hawkins, who now teaches terrorism and counterterrorism at Trinity Washington University; Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women; and Melanie L. Campbell, president of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation discuss Ambassador Rice on TV One.
Nov 29, 2012
The Grio
Let’s be real about the hoops that Susan Rice finds herself now navigating in order to save her potential nomination for the position of Secretary of State.
Oct 10, 2012
Politic365.com
While adoption of wireless service and wireless devices among Americans of all races has grown rapidly, African Americans have been the fastest to adopt these new technologies. Never before in the history of modern technology have African Americans, as well as Latinos, been #1 in adoption – an extraordinary feat that the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) has pronounced the “Minority Wireless Miracle.”
Sep 22, 2012
USA Today
by Deborah Barfield Berry, Gannett Washington Bureau (USA Today) - Groups participating in the HBCU Challenge aim to make sure that freshmen, many of whom will vote for the first time in November, know where to vote and how to fill out a ballot. Students also will be asked to sign a pledge saying they'll vote.
Sep 20, 2012
The Washington Post
By SUZANNE GAMBOA (AP) - Deidra Reese isn’t waiting for people to come to her to find out whether they are registered to vote. With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure voters have proper ID...
Sep 5, 2012
The Rev. Al Sharpton will be front and center in Charlotte this week at the Democratic National Convention, doing what he does best: working back channels, shaking hands and being in the middle of all the action. But he is concerned that too many Democrats are failing to work hard enough and are taking the November election for granted.
Aug 31, 2012
The Attorney General released the following statement on the ruling today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Texas v. Holder, the states proposed voter ID law:
The courts decision today and the decision earlier this week on the Texas redistricting plans not only reaffirm - but help protect - the vital role the Voting Rights Act plays in our society to ensure that every American has the right to vote and to have that vote counted.
Aug 28, 2012
When the Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation (FCBCP) originally planned and hosted their 2012 Healthy, Wealth & Wise Mini-Expo and Black Men's Round Table (BMR) in Miami, FL, the organizers were unsure what to expect. But the gathering of Black men that included NBA Hall of Famer, Isiah Thomas; actor and producer, Charles S. Dutton ("Rock"); Dade County Circuit Judge Daryl Traywick; and Miami Police homicide detective and cast member of "48 Hours," Detective Ervans Ford, proved to be so powerful that the singular occasion has spawned the announcement of the FCBCP Black Men's Roundtable Statewide Tour. Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Orlando will be among the first stops.
Aug 21, 2012
Traditionally, African Americans and Latinos worked and lived alongside each other in urban areas, and despite some tensions in the past, those old beefs have given way to more political unions. Nowadays, you will likely see a Civil Rights leader such as Rev. Al Sharpton, marching in an immigrants' rights demonstration, as well as protesting police brutality. And in the Deep South, black leaders collaborate with Latino activists to protest harsh immigration laws.
Dec 18, 2011
Under increasing pressure from civil rights groups to take action against a wave of state voter identification laws, Attorney General Eric Holder issued a public warning Tuesday that the new laws could disenfranchise minority voters, but he stopped short of promising the broad legal crackdown many activists are seeking.
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.
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