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Governor Signs California NAACP-Sponsored Bill to Ban Terror With a Noose
August 12, 2009
After being passed by the State Legislature with no opposition, Governor
Schwarzenegger has signed into law the California State NAACP’s sponsored bill prohibiting the
act of terrorizing and threatening a person’s life, by hanging a noose...
California NAACP Salutes Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court
August 08, 2009
"The California NAACP salutes the United States Senate vote to confirm
Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. History
has been made with Judge Sotomayor being the first Hispanic and only the third woman to serve
in this esteemed position," stated Alice Huffman, State President...
ALERT! California NAACP Bill to Stop Terror With a Noose Goes to Governor
July 23, 2009
The State Legislature has passed the California State NAACP’s sponsored
bill prohibiting the act of terrorizing and threatening a person’s life, by hanging a noose...
CALIFORNIA NAACP PRESIDENT
ALICE HUFFMAN TO WARD CONNERLY:
“We need more equal opportunity in our state – not less.”
June 11, 2009
California State NAACP president Alice Huffman issued the following
statement in response to a Pacific Legal Foundation lawsuit promoted today by anti-affirmative
action advocate Ward Connerly...
CALIFORNIA NAACP DECRIES BILINGUAL MANDATES THAT MAY FOSTER EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST QUALIFIED JOB SEEKERS
May 12, 2009
The California Assembly Judiciary Committee failed today to pass out of
committee AB 781 that provides that city, county, or state governmental entities shall not
discriminate against an employee or an applicant for employment on the basis of the ability of
the employee or applicant to speak a language other than English, unless an ability to speak a
language other than English constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification...
Preschool News
Children & Family's Advocacy Legislative Forum
February 1st, 2:00 to 4:00 pm at First 5 LA Building (located directly next to Union Station), 750 N. Alameda Street, First Floor, Los Angeles, CA
Status of Preschool for African American Children
State Supt. Jack O'Connell Remarks at the NAACP Universal Preschool Summit
The Importance of Social Service Support in Early Childhood Education
Joseph W. White's about early childhood education.
Preschool News -- July 2006
The Future of Universal Preschool in California.
Preschool News -- June 2006
Join us in the campaign to give every California child the opportunity to attend high-quality preschool. It’s for our children’s future. It’s for California’s future.
Civil Rights Library
CA NAACP TAKES UP CAUSE OF CLEARLAKE 3
Murder, race and unusual legal tactic combine in small town trial
With an explosive mixture of race, death and a rarely used legal doctrine, the case of Renato Hughes Jr. has brought unprecedented attention to remote Lake County, where wine country aspirations overlay a long farming tradition.
Hughes case dubbed 'Clearlake 3' captures NAACP attention
Leaders from several branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) spoke in a press conference regarding the Renato Hughes murder trial on the courthouse steps in Lakeport Wednesday.
CA NAACP takes strong stand
Among the many topics discussed at the recent California NAACP (CA NAACP) state conference, was the case of the “Clearlake 3” in which a young man is charged with murdering his two childhood friends when they allegedly broke into a home to buy drugs.