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Infighting, debt hurt Southern-based civil rights group struggling to rebuild in Obama era The organization that gave birth to the modern civil rights movement is in danger of missing out on a chance to capitalize on the country's conversation on race, despite ...

Analysis: Obama embraces historic role at NAACP convention, challenges black America Through his first six months as president, Barack Obama has tended to shy away from the historical significance and potential influence of his role as the nation's first black president. But ...

Obama thanks NAACP for its accomplishments, calls for a second century of civil rights work Saying that civil rights leaders from decades past paved the way for his election as the nation's first black commander in chief, President Barack Obama paid homage ...

US President Barack Obama paid passionate tribute to black civil rights trailblazers on the centennial of the NAACP, but said a "new mindset" was necessary to achieve a post-racial America. Obama -- the first black president in US history -- received a ...

President Obama included gay rights in his Thursday address to the NAACP President Obama included gay rights in his Thursday address to the NAACP. The president was speaking at the centennial celebration of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ...

Obama to nominate NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund lawyer to chair EEOC President Barack Obama is choosing an NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund lawyer to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The White House announced Obama's decision to nominate Jacqueline ...

It's a double celebration and a civil rights milestone: President Barack Obama tonight helps the NAACP celebrate its 100th anniversary, and the civil rights group celebrates the first African-American president of the United States. The White House says Obama's address will only ...