This past Monday, NAACP’s CEO and President Benjamin Jealous had the opportunity to host the Bev Smith Show. During the show, Mr. Jealous along with Carmen Berkeley (NAACP Region 2 Field Organizer and Barbara Lee Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus), talked about Youth Jobs in America and the plan for Youth Job creation! They even gave insight on how we can help get Youth Jobs passed. Listen to the show here!
Lidiane Carmo woke up in a Florida hospital bed with IVs in her frail arm and did not remember how or why she got there. Shortly after, Carmo learned that she was the only survivor of a tragic car accident that claimed the lives of several other passengers, including both of her parents and only [...]
The mainstream media is going to have to change its narrative. How can you say that we’re apathetic and lazy when 33,000 tune in to watch the president address the nation? On Tuesday, the League put on #BarackTalk, our second annual State of the Union panel and watch party. From hip-hop stars to journalists, the [...]
As the 2012 presidential election approaches, it is becoming painfully clear that the U.S. economy may be the topic helping voters decided which candidate to choose. Unemployment has remained relatively high across the nation, but some populations have been hit harder than others. The Obama administration has made progress in its attempts to stabilize unemployment, [...]
UPDATE: THIS STORY APPEARS TO BE A HOAX. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW MORE AS WE GET MORE INFO. The more I think that times have changed, the more I am made aware that some things never change. I wonder how Michael Jordan first learned to cope with the fact teens in the inner city were [...]
