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How black Americans were on the rise before affirmative action, author explains in fascinating new book
Jason Riley makes his living by his pen — and wastes no ink or time in mincing words.
LI school district sued over new Spartan mascot by NAACP leader: 'Symbol of white supremacy'
“This symbol sends the message that enslaving indigenous people and excluding women from the military are acceptable,” said William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP leader who...
Woke NYC mayoral candidate caught 'napping' at funeral of NAACP icon Hazel Dukes
This Big Apple mayoral candidate may be woke – but he can’t stay awake.
Hazel Dukes, civil rights activist and NY NAACP president, dead at 92
Hazel Dukes, a longtime civil rights activist and president of the NAACP New York State Conference died Saturday, she was 92.
Debating Elon Musk's DOGE cuts: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 27, 2025
NY Post readers discuss confusion and turbulence amid Elon Musk-led budget cuts to federal government.
Kamala Harris snipes at Trump and Elon Musk in NAACP Image Awards speech: 'Shadows gathering over our democracy'
Former Vice President Kamala Harris reemerged in the public limelight for her first major speech since departing the White House and took not-so-subtle shots at both President Trump and tech...
New York needs to restore its masking ban to combat antisemitism and other acts of hate
It's a top priority for New York civil-rights groups and also the Jewish community: restoring the state's common-sense ban on public masking.
Jewish leaders hope to ban most masks in public in NY next year: 'Nothing political about prejudice'
Jewish leaders say their top priority in New York next year will be to push Albany to pass a law to prevent most mask-wearing in public to thwart hate-spewing bigots...
Harris lauded pastor who once ripped the US over 9/11: 'He has been on this journey with me'
Over the years, Kamala Harris, 59, has heaped praise on Rev. Dr. Amos Brown, 83, a prominent civil rights activist. But Brown has a controversial history of making incendiary remarks...
Nurse kicked out of steakhouse over her 'too revealing' outfit: 'Really humiliated'
”I left feeling kind of mortified, violated, ashamed and really humiliated because I had never had something happen like this to me as a working professional.”
Biden teases Kamala Harris 'could be president of the United States' in Trump-bashing NAACP speech
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris "could be president of the United States" while addressing the NAACP's annual convention.
Civil rights leaders launch 'UnMaskHateNY' campaign as city grapples with 'alarming' rise in antisemitism
"UnMaskHateNY will hold those who engage in this harmful conduct accountable and make all of our communities safer."
NAACP wades into Gaza war debate, calls on Biden to halt all weapons shipments to Israel
The NAACP urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to "indefinitely" halt all weapons deliveries to Israel and pressure the U.S. ally to end its war in the Gaza Strip, sending a reminder that...
Just how many senior moments can Geriatric Joe cram into a single speech?
A few more speeches like this, and it’ll actually be resting on the seabed.
White House makes nine brutal corrections to Biden's NAACP Detroit speech
White House officials were thrust into cleanup mode following President Biden's gaffe-ridden speech to the NAACP Sunday and issued a whopping nine corrections to the official transcript.
Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district.
SI politicians, union heads welcome local NAACP chapter to congestion pricing opposition
A bipartisan contingent of elected officials and local leaders are railing against the city's planned congestion pricing toll hike.
2-year-old black girl cuffed by white child for Rosa Parks reenactment at Florida day care
"The look on her face alone, it was horrific," said the parents of the toddler, who they believe is the only black child in her daycare.
DA Pamela Price and ultra-woke Oakland leaders blasted by NAACP over rise in violence, crime
Oakland, California, NAACP blasted woke city leaders and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price for creating a "public safety crisis" with woke policies creating lawlessness throughout the city.
The NAACP's utterly false smear of DeSantis' Florida
The NAACP made a statement noting, “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals."