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Mar 30, 2005: NAACP Mourns The Death Of Attorney Johnnie Cochran
Noted attorney was more than a lawyer for celebrities

Mar 22, 2005: NAACP Chairman Julian Bond To Receive Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award
Honor Bestowed By Leadership Conference On Civil Rights

Mar 2, 2005: NAACP Special Contributions Fund (SCF) Trustees Re-Elected During 96th Annual Meeting
Roy Levy Williams (Mich.), Chair of the SCF Board of Trustees, and Coleman Peterson (Ark.), Treasurer, were among 19 people re-elected to three-year terms on the NAACP Special Contribution Fund Board of Trustees.

Feb 24, 2005: NAACP Requests Preliminary Injunction Against Myrtle Beach
No Justification For Traffic Pattern Used Only When Majority of Tourists Are African American

Feb 23, 2005: NAACP Chief Officers Re-Elected During 96th Annual Board Meeting
The NAACP National Board of Directors re-elected Julian Bond as Chairman of the Board and other chief officers to a one-year term during last week's annual board meeting in New York City.

Feb 22, 2005: NAACP Requests States Submit Five-Year Plans To Reduce Racial Disparities In Education
NAACP Call for Action goal is to reduce education disparities by 50% over a five-year period

Feb 20, 2005: Privatizing Social Security Would Hurt African Americans
Board of Directors vote to support Healthy Families Act that would provide paid sick leave to all workers

Feb 15, 2005: Prince To Receive 2005 NAACP Vanguard Award At The 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards
Ceremony to Broadcast on March 25th at 8:00 p.m. on FOX

Feb 10, 2005: NAACP Outraged By Death Of 13-Year-Old At Hands Of LAPD
Community raises questions regarding police procedures

Feb 4, 2005: NAACP Celebrates The Life Of Ossie Davis
Distinguished actor dies at 87

Feb 3, 2005: NAACP Opposes Proposed Changes To Social Security
Bush Administration plan would put African American elderly at risk

Jan 31, 2005: NAACP Says No To Internal Revenue Request For Documents
IRS investigation appears to be motivated by partisan politics

Jan 28, 2005: Racial And Ethnic Intolerance Is Wrong In Every Community
New York radio station's Tsunami parody went beyond the bounds of decency

Jan 27, 2005: NAACP Partners In Election Reform Hearings To Discuss Florida Voting System
More than 39,000 complaints filed during the 2004 Presidential Elections

Jan 18, 2005: NAACP Joins Lawsuits Against Waffle House Restaurants
African American customers allege mistreatment and discrimination

Jan 18, 2005: NAACP Participates In Activities In Memory Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A leader known for pushing the South and the Nation toward change

Jan 12, 2005: NAACP Mourns Passing Of Civil Rights Activist James Forman
A leader known for pushing the South and the Nation toward change

Jan 6, 2005: NAACP Opposes Planned Cuts In Pell Grant Program
Bush Administration plan will eliminate scholarships for an estimated 90,000 students

Jan 4, 2005: NAACP Mourns Passing of Rep. Shirley Chisholm
Rep. Robert T. Matsui, Congressman who supported civil rights legislation, also dies.

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