By Ron Busby

The positive demonstrations of support for the family of Trayvon Martin following his tragic death, and the nationwide evidence of unified response (hoodies everywhere!) and the call for justice are inspiring signs of a renewed spirit among African Americans and others committed to correcting the obvious inequities

ByJulianne Malveaux

When Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen said that Ann Romney had “never worked a day in her life,” Romney behaved as if she had just hit the lottery. She smugly made the media rounds talking about how hard it was for her to raise her five sons. And she’s right.  Stay at home moms work extremely Read more...

By George E. Curry

The new NAACP Report Card for the first session of the 112^th Congress is out and it shows that every graded Republican member of the House and Senate received an F on issues considered important to the nation’s oldest civil rights group.

In the Senate, all 46 GOP senators received Fs from NAACP. Of those, 34 voted

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Over the past 11 years, I have had the opportunity to work closely with the Godfather of Hip-Hop, Russell Simmons.  We co-founded the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) in 2001.   We have convened more than 75 Hip-Hop Summits across the United States, Canada, and in South Africa,