WASHINGTON, D.C. December 10, 2014 – Today on the House Floor, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, criticized House Republican leadership and committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) for a bad faith negotiation on the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). Waters, a strong supporter of TRIA, objected to the troubling process by which unrelated legislation making changes to the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Act was inserted … [Read more...]
From Cornell William Brooks, the President and CEO of the NAACP:
“We welcome the revisions and updating of the 2003 guidance on the use of race by federal law enforcement issued by Attorney General Holder. This guidance is a major and important step forward to ensure effective policing by federal law-enforcement officials, but it is one piece of many necessary long-term systemic criminal justice reforms. Now, we call on the Obama Administration to urge adoption of this guidance at the state and local law enforcement levels in all cases and not only cases … [Read more...]
NAAAOM to Hold Sony Accountable
The National Association Of African American Owned Media Plans To Hold Sony Fully Accountable For Their Racist Emails LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of African American Owned Media (NAAAOM) recently sued AT&T and DirecTV for $10 billion for racial discrimination in contracting with 100% African American owned media. NAAAOM stated in their lawsuit against AT&T and DirecTV that they spend approximately $22 billion per year licensing channels and … [Read more...]
NAACP Applauds St. Louis Rams Players
Five members of the St. Louis Rams used the pregame introduction to give the 'hands up' gesture connected to Ferguson protesters supporting slain teen Michael Brown. In light of this action, the NAACP has released the following statement: The NAACP applauds the St. Louis Rams players who raised their hands over their heads in the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture that has become emblematic of the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager was shot dead. Our … [Read more...]
NAACP Deeply Disappointed Grand Jury Decided Not to Indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo
A grand jury has decided not to indict Offi cer Daniel Pantaleo for the death of Eric Garner. Medical examiners found that a banned chokehold used by Offi cer Daniel Pantaleo contributed to the death of 43-year-old Eric Garner. In light of this decision, the NAACP has released the following statement: From Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President and CEO: We are deeply disappointed in the grand jury’s decision not to indict Daniel Pantaleo for the tragic death of Eric Garner. On July 17th, … [Read more...]
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