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African Americans: The State of the Disparity

Racial discrimination is illegal in the new millennium. It has even become socially taboo. There are more prominent, powerful and wealthy African-Americans now than at any other time in the nation's history. While these advances give legitimate cause for celebration, they have also created treacherous illusions about the actual state of racial equality in the United States. Anecdotal evidence of African American advancements disguises the alarming truth. Racial disparities have never disappeared. In many important areas, including education, economics, and health, the inequality is actually growing.

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Civic Engagement
The NAACP Civic Engagement Department has developed a 2006 Voter Empowerment Program (VEP '06) as a nonpartisan campaign designed to empower African Americans and people of color by increasing awareness and participation in the electoral process.
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Criminal Justice
Ensure that incarcerated and released felons have access to appropriate voting, education, job training and civic participation resources
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Economic Empowerment
The NAACP is dedicated to accelerating economic growth in our communities and eliminating existing racial and ethnic economic disparities.
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Education
The overall goal of the NAACP National Education Department is to ensure that all students have access to an equal and high-quality public education by eliminating all education related racial and ethnic disparities.
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Health
The NAACP Health Department's goals are to organize new NAACP branch health committees; develop national health education initiatives; expand community outreach; and sponsor collaborative programs with other national and local health organizations.
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International Affairs
The NAACP is dedicated to closing the gap of disparities faced by people of color across the globe by promoting fair and equitable human rights and economic justice.
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Research Department
The Research Department produces the NAACP Advocate, a bimonthly newsletter that highlights policy-related victories and challenges at the local, state, and national levels, and a biannual NAACP Special Edition reader dedicated to critical thought concerning African Americans and the struggle for equality in the aforementioned focus areas. The Special Edition appears in the January/February and July/August issues of the Crisis magazine.
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Training
The primary goal of the department is to provide effective and efficient training, and information sharing opportunities for NAACP units and constituents in the Association's six (6) advocacy areas.
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NAACP Special Edition reader dedicated to addressing issues facing African Americans and other communities of color.

Civic Engagement

Criminal Justice

Economic Empowerment

Education

Health

International Affairs


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Health Goals Increase access to high quality healthcare for all citizens, and promote the creation of policies and practices that reduce health-related disparities among people of color. Read More »

Education Goals Ensure that all students have access to an equal and high-quality public education by eliminating education-related racial and ethnic disparities. Read More »



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