Tyler Perry, Al Sharpton, NAACP Offer $100K Reward in Florida Missing Persons Cases
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(NAPLES, Fla.) — What happened to Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos nearly a decade ago? For years, there have been whispers in Naples, Fla., about the men and the last person they were seen with, a police officer who said …
Rep. Allen West: That’s Racist! NAACP: No, It’s Not
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — No stranger to controversy, Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., wants to know where “the outrage” is after a Super PAC supporting his opponent in their congressional race put out a cartoonish ad Thursday that show…
Biden Tells NAACP Romney, Republicans Threaten Civil Rights
ABC News(HOUSTON) — Vice President Joe Biden got a warm welcome today at the NAACP Convention in Houston, one day after rival Mitt Romney was booed during remarks before the same group. And while the vice president did not directly address treatment o…
Romney Says It’s ‘OK’ He Got Booed, Defends His NAACP Speech
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(HAMILTON, Mont.) — Addressing a private fundraiser Wednesday evening, Mitt Romney made reference to his speech to the NAACP in which he was booed several times by the crowd, telling supporters, “I don’t give di…
Romney Campaign Says NAACP Speech Received ‘Positive Reception’ Despite Boos
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Mitt Romney’s address to the NAACP offended some in the audience who booed and said he “crossed the line” when he vowed to repeal “Obamacare” and lobbed insults at the president.&…
NAACP Boos Romney as He Prods Obama
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages(HOUSTON) — Mitt Romney was booed at the NAACP today as he tried to explain how the nation’s first black president has failed the country and how he’d do better. The first and loudest objection erupted as Romney told a two…
Politicians Welcomed to the NAACP Convention
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(HOUSTON) — This weekend in Houston, about 7,000 members are attending the NAACP Convention. Scheduled politicians who will be speaking this weekend include Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder…
NAACP Board Votes in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
Mario Tama/Getty Images(MIAMI) — The NAACP made waves on Saturday evening when its board of directors voted to support same-sex marriage, releasing a statement that “civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law” and citing the 14th Amendm…
Rep. Allen West Uninvited from NAACP Fundraiser
Alex Wong/Getty Images(MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.) — The local NAACP chapter in Rep. Allen West’s South Florida district is distancing itself from its congressman, following West’s accusation earlier this month that 81 House Democrats are Communi…