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Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Reading Through History: The Great Supreme Court Cases Topeka, KS 1950 Schools were segregated by skin color. Each day, 8-year old Linda Brown and her sister had to walk one mile, crossing several busy railroad tracks along the way, to...
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Thurgood Marshall: Champion of Civil Rights
This video explores the life and accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement in the United States. It highlights his early life, education, legal career, and his groundbreaking role as the first...
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Is the Rosa Parks Story True?
We all know Rosa Parks as the tired old lady on a bus who unknowingly sparked a civil rights firestorm by refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama. But is that true? Not entirely. Rosa Parks was a radical, civil right activist...
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Standing Up For Freedom: The Story of Rosa Parks
In December of 1955 Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Her act of defiance was the catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott which was the spark that ignited the modern-day Civil Rights...
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Standing Up For Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement in America
From the fight to abolish slavery in the 1800s to the efforts to stop segregation in the 1900s, this program chronicles the civil rights movement in America. Students will learn about the courageous leaders of the Abolitionist Movement...
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Need 2 Know: Russian Meddling Report, Moonves Loses Severance
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.
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Being black in America and the conversation of survival
Black families have to prepare children for interactions with police, says NAACP's Peaches Henry
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In NAACP speech, Biden denounces violence but resumes attacks on Trump
The Democratic president also made an impassioned appeal to Black voters, who have been a cornerstone of his campaign.
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NAACP warns African Americans, minority groups to avoid Florida
The NAACP says new laws and policies championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are "openly hostile" to Black Americans, people of colour and LGBTQ+ individuals. It has issued a travel advisory accusing the state of "trying to erase Black...
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'Relief and resolve': Former NAACP president Cornell Brooks reacts to Chauvin guily verdict
Harvard Kennedy School professor and former NAACP president Cornell Brooks tells Power & Politics the focus must now shift on passing legislation to end police brutality.
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NAACP Calls on Corporations to Take Action For Racial Progress
Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, calls for corporations to stop spending ad dollars with Facebook as the platform faces criticism for its handling of controversial posts.
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Minority Empowerment Fund Seeks Diversity in Corporate America
Senior director of economic programs for the NAACP, Marvin Owens, talks about the Minority Empowerment Fund for socially conscious companies, and Ethan Powell, CEO of Impact Shares, talks about the model and the process the company uses...
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Police accountability must be addressed by lawmakers, says former NAACP leader
Protests against the killing of George Floyd continued Friday night, even after charges were laid against one of the officers involved. Cornell Brooks, the former leader of the NAACP, says police accountability must be addressed by...
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COVID-19 puts spotlight on health-care inequality in Georgia
Georgia’s black population has been the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak and is putting a spotlight on health care and economic inequality in the state.
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Remembering George Floyd 5 years after his murder
May 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police prompted worldwide protests. Prof. Cornell Brooks explains any change that has happened over the past five years and what actions need...
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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
The Associated Press reports exclusively that the nation's oldest civil rights organization is listing which brands have stood by or reversed their past commitments to DEI. (Scripps News Group)
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41st NAACP Image Awards
INTERVIEW: Scott Sanders on having his film 'Black Dynamite' nominated, what t means to be recognized by the NAACP and what other attendees he is routing for tonight. at the 41st NAACP Image Awards at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by...
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38th NAACP Image Awards
INTERVIEW: Regina Taylor on being nominated for 'The Unit', NAACP at the 38th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2007. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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INTERVIEW: Romeo Miller (Lil Romeo) on the event. at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
INTERVIEW: Romeo Miller (Lil Romeo) on the event. at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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40th NAACP Image Awards
INTERVIEW: Seal on the importance of the NAACP and on his Valentine's Day plans. at the 40th NAACP Image Awards at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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40th NAACP Image Awards
INTERVIEW: Tonya Lee Williams on being nominated, on who she's looking forward to meeting, on the NAACP Image Awards. at the 40th NAACP Image Awards at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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38th NAACP Image Awards
INTERVIEW: Millicent Shelton, being nominated for 'Everybody Hates Chris' episode, on winning NAACP award last year at the 38th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2007. (Footage by...
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38th NAACP Image Awards
INTERVIEW: Mark Indelicato, working on 'Ugly Betty', the cast of the show, NAACP at the 38th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2007. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)