Advocacy Articles
By Alice A. Huffman, President California State Conference of the NAACP
Delegates of The California NAACP 2004 State Convention passed a resolution to forward to the National NAACP that,…
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10.11.2010
Employment Discrimination
The Problem
Blatant employment discrimination strips away the right of each individual American to be judged on their merits and abilities. Every American must be allowed to contribute to…
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The Issue
Since the advent in 1986 of mandatory minimum sentences for drug related offenses, the U.S. prison population has exploded. And, despite the evidence that ethnic minority Americans…
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10.11.2010
Driving While Black
We need this important legislation to provide us with the data necessary to support what is currently largely anecdotal evidence regarding the disproportionate number of racial and ethnic minorities…
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10.11.2010
Patients' Bill of Rights
In the 106th Congress, two versions of the "Patients’ Bill of Rights" passed the House and the Senate. On July 15, 1999, the U.S. Senate passed a very weak…
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10.11.2010
Hate Crimes Prevention Act
During the 106th Congress, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed the U.S. Senate on June 20, 2000 with strong bi-partisan support by a margin of 57 to 42. On…
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10.11.2010
Legislative Priorities 2007-08 Session
The following is a list of California legislation being tracked by CA-NAACP.
AB 14
AUTHOR:
Assembly Member Laird
POLICY ISSUE:
Discrimination
GOV’S ACTION
CHAPTERED
SUMMARY:
The Civil Rights…
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By Alice A. Huffman State President of the NAACP
The question is, can we collectively, through the ballot box, protect ourselves and our future in America? There are several…
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10.11.2010
End Racial Hatred in America
Join the California NAACP in its Fight to End Racial Hatred in America
Throughout our country’s history there are few words or phrases that have caused as much damage…
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