NAACP

May 17 2012

Remembering the 1962 shootings

Fifty years ago, Nation of Islam Muslims Monroe X Jones and Fred X Jingles were reportedly taking a garment bag from their vehicle outside Mosque, No. 27, at 56th Street and Broadway late on the evening of April 27, 1962, when LAPD officers Frank Tomlinson and Stanley Kensic pulled up in their police cruiser and questioned the two men. The officers frisked the men and asked where the clothes came from.

Cynthia E. Griffin  |   OW Managing Editor
Apr 12 2012

The epicenter of movement

 States around the nation, in an effort to address what they allege are two issues of major concern—the flow of undocumented immigrants into their environs and the level of illegal voting—have passed a number of controversial laws that are galvanizing opponents.

In Alabama, the state Legislature is currently revisiting its anti-illegal immigration law House Bill 56 and has presented a list of revisions it plans to use to tweak the legislation passed in 2011.

Apr 5 2012

Suit contends it would hurt minorities

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and individual Black college students have moved to join a lawsuit to prevent the implementation of South Carolina’s so-called discriminatory voting law. 

Julianne Malveaux  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 26 2012

Newt Gingrich paints a deceptive picture

Newt Gingrich is playing racial politics, and he is playing to win. First, he says that Black children should get jobs as janitors (Why not suggest they get the same consulting contract he did at Freddie Mac? I’m with Mitt Romney here. What did Gingrich tell Freddie Mac that was worth more than a million dollars?).

Jan 12 2012

Education activist led L.A. Chapter for 14 years

Funeral services will be held Saturday for Geraldine R. Washington, a prominent Los Angeles civil rights leader who died Jan. 5 of natural causes at the age of 81, NAACP spokeswoman Joy Atkinson said. She had been ill for several years and suffered from a form of dementia, the spokewoman said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
California
Yvette Hollingsworth was recently named chief compliance officer for Wells Fargo & Co. Hollingsworth, who most recently served as managing director and global head of operations compliance and financial crimes compliance & risk management for Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, will begin her new role on June 1, 2012. Hollingsworth will be based in San Francisco, and will report to Caryl Athanasiu, executive vice president and chief operational risk officer in the corporate risk group. As chief compliance officer, Hollingsworth will be responsible for ensuring that all areas of the company meet compliance management responsibilities and abide by all applicable laws and regulations. Her team will continue to provide independent oversight of business-based compliance management activities.
District of Columbia
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Los Angeles attorney Paul Watford to serve on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: “It is great news that the Senate has confirmed Paul Watford, an exceptionally talented attorney, to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has a breadth of experience as a former prosecutor and a top appellate litigator and will make an excellent addition to the federal bench. However, I am very disappointed that more of my Republican colleagues did not join us in backing this highly qualified nominee.” When Watford is sworn in, he will be only the second African American serving on the Ninth Circuit.