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Former Md. Congressman Kweisi Mfume Voted Morgan State Board Chairman

Morgan State University announces its pick for Board of Regents chairman.

2013/05/08

NAACP Seeks Answers On College Head’s Departure

The NAACP’s Frederick County branch is seeking answers about Frederico Talley’s departure last month as president of the county community college.

2013/02/02

NAACP, O’Malley, Call For Death Penalty Repeal

Could this be the year of repeal? Governor Martin O’Malley sets the stage for another history-making legislative session. He expects lawmakers to repeal the death penalty in Maryland.

2013/01/15

As Election Day Draws Closer, Conference Held To Attract Voters

Maryland officials are holding a conference to inform voters about their rights and options in November.

2012/08/29

Rev. Williams Owens (first on right) (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage

Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama’s linkage of Dr. King’s civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights’ mission altered to include same-sex marriage.

2012/08/03

File photo: Mitt Romney and John Sununu (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Opinion: Learn To Be An American

One day after Rush Limbaugh called on W. Mitt Romney to use racist attacks against the President, Romney dispatched campaign surrogate John Sununu to deliver a message to the first African American President of the United States: we will teach you how to be an American.

2012/07/18

Mitt Romney (Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Romney’s Speech To NAACP A Cynical Play For White Votes

Romney had an opportunity to open a dialogue with the NAACP. Instead he talked about denying civil rights to a civil rights organization and spoke in condescending and paternalistic terms about being a better president for African Americans than Barack Obama. It was a clear and cynical play for white votes.

2012/07/12