/tags/naacp NAACP en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:05:00 GMT /environment/2017-04-13/setback-bill-fails-but-lawsuit-to-keep-drilling-away-from-colorado-schools-continues A group of Greeley residents are suing state officials over drilling regulations known as 鈥渟etbacks.鈥� State regulations require oil and gas sites to be鈥� Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:05:00 GMT /environment/2017-04-13/setback-bill-fails-but-lawsuit-to-keep-drilling-away-from-colorado-schools-continues /npr-news/2013-08-12/north-carolina-governor-signs-controversial-voter-id-bill The measure signed Monday by Gov. Pat McCrory overhauls the state's election laws. It requires government-issued photo IDs at the polls, reduces the early voting period by one week and ends same-day registration. Tue, 13 Aug 2013 05:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-12/north-carolina-governor-signs-controversial-voter-id-bill Doreen McCallister /npr-news/2013-08-12/medgar-evers-son-honors-civil-rights-icon-in-his-own-way James Van Dyke Evers was only 3 when his father, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was shot and killed in the family's driveway. Van Evers chose not to follow in his father's footsteps 鈥� at what cost? Mon, 12 Aug 2013 20:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-12/medgar-evers-son-honors-civil-rights-icon-in-his-own-way Karen Grigsby Bates /2013-07-17/holder-its-time-to-examine-stand-your-ground-laws U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was speaking at the NAACP's annual convention in Orlando, Fla., a short distance from where unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed last year. More than two dozen states have laws that allow people to use deadly force to defend themselves if they believe they are under attack. Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:31:36 GMT /2013-07-17/holder-its-time-to-examine-stand-your-ground-laws Carrie Johnson /npr-news/2013-07-16/holder-calls-for-hard-look-at-stand-your-ground-laws "It's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods," the attorney general said Tuesday. Such a law hovered over the trial of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-16/holder-calls-for-hard-look-at-stand-your-ground-laws Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-07-14/national-reaction-to-the-zimmerman-verdict-what-next George Zimmerman's acquittal in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin spurred emotional reaction around the country. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 22:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-14/national-reaction-to-the-zimmerman-verdict-what-next Karen Grigsby Bates /npr-news/2013-07-14/pennsylvanias-voter-id-law-gets-its-day-in-court On Monday a judge will rule on the constitutionality of requiring all Pennsylvania voters to show state-issued photo identification. Supporters say it's a common-sense remedy for voter fraud, but opponents counter it's an attempt to disenfranchise minorities. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-14/pennsylvanias-voter-id-law-gets-its-day-in-court Mary Wilson /npr-news/2013-07-14/civil-rights-groups-call-zimmerman-verdict-a-miscarriage The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has said it will push for a civil rights case against George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of black teen Trayvon Martin. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:11:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-14/civil-rights-groups-call-zimmerman-verdict-a-miscarriage Scott Neuman /2013-07-14/naacp-calls-for-federal-action The NAACP is asking the Justice Department to file civil rights charges in the Zimmerman case. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT /2013-07-14/naacp-calls-for-federal-action /npr-news/2013-01-22/naacp-president-on-commonality-of-selma-seneca-falls-and-stonewall President Obama in his inaugural address made reference to historic events in the women's rights movement, the black civil rights movement and the gay rights movement. The NAACP's Benjamin Todd Jealous talks about the importance of the connection. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-01-22/naacp-president-on-commonality-of-selma-seneca-falls-and-stonewall Brian De Los Santos