By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent January 16, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice for Mike Brown,” “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” and “I Can’t Breathe.” But the phrase “Black Lives Matter” has emerged to bind each flashpoint into […]
Cornell William Brooks, NAACP CEO, Confronts Police Brutality
By Tiffany Crouse January 9, 2015 Cornell William Brooks NAACP President and CEO, Cornell William Brooks, is described as “a pioneering lawyer and a civil rights activist” by his peers at the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is the 18th president and was appointed in May […]