From the daily archives: Thursday, December 15, 2011
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By Brooke Smith Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Dec. 6 (GIN) – A “Nobel prize” for activists was awarded this week to Jacqueline Moudeina, a fearless human rights lawyer from the north African nation of Chad. Moudeina was commended “for her tireless efforts at great personal risk to win [...]
The SNCC Legacy Project mourns the death recently of former SNCC Field Secretary Robert C. Mants, Jr. (1943-2011). Bob suffered a massive heart attack Tuesday, December 7, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. In the photo above, Bob is shown holding a photo taken on Bloody Sunday showing him in the second row with Albert Turner of [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Nov. 29 (GIN) – An international farmers’ conference in the West African nation of Mali this month drew over 250 participants from thirty different countries to oppose the practice of “land grabbing” by foreign investors. Ibrahima Coulibaly of the national organization of Malian farmers [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer More than 350 members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) was scheduled to meet in Chicago, Illinois, December 7-11, 2011, to learn about the nation’s best models and practices across an array of policy areas. The theme of this year’s 35th Annual [...]
By Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast, 13 December 11 Obama’s approval rating is soft, but new polls of South Carolina and Florida show him ahead of Gingrich and Romney. Michael Tomasky asks in this news analysis: could the GOP be headed for disaster How can Barack Obama, as this new NBC/Marist poll has it, be [...]
At its Tuesday, December 13, 2011 meeting, the Eutaw City Council listened to a presentation by School Superintendent Dr. Emma Louie concerning water and sewer lines to the new high school being constructed on Highway 11 South. Dr. Louie asked that the council approve the city installing both water and sewer lines to [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper DemocThe assault on voting rights and voting practices drew loud and targeted protest in New York City Dec. 11 as a coalition made up of civil rights, organized labor and community advocacy organizations staged a march and rally they called the Stand for Freedom in midtown ManhattanThe [...]
“I’m running on my record,” said Judge Earlean Isaac. “The job I’ve done here speaks for itself. I promised to be a working judge with an open door policy and I’ve kept my promise. “Aside from the court cases the judge presides over, the office is responsible for keeping all land records, selling tags, business [...]
“I am announcing my candidacy for the position of Circuit Clerk of Greene County. I ask the public for their prayers and support while the campaign is going on and also afterwards. “I have lived in Greene County all my life and am married to Willie Atkins. We have two beautiful girls, Teresa and [...]
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