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NAACP president: American drug war’s toll on liberty greater than apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appeared on Current TV’s “Viewpoint” Tuesday night to explain why he and 174 other celebrities and activists signed an open letter sent to President Barack Obama this week urging him to take decisive action on drug war…
Minnesota conservative groups recruiting black churchgoers in same sex marriage fight
Religious black voters in Minnesota have become a prized constituency in the fight over a proposed state amendment banning same sex marriage. The Minnesota Star-Tribune reported Tuesday that conservative groups supporting Amendment 1 are recruiting black churchgoers in their efforts to add the amendment, which would define matrimony as being…
Ben Jealous: Troy Davis helped Connecticut end the death penalty
Ben Jealous, the national head of the NAACP, said Thursday that the execution of Troy Davis helped Connecticut to become the 17th state to repeal the death penalty. The Connecticut legislature on Wednesday sent a repeal of the death penalty to Gov. Dannel Malloy, who has said he will sign…
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