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President Gordon calls for strong measures to ensure city voters in and out of the city have the chance to vote in next month’s city elections

New Orleans – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has asked the U. S. Department of Justice to block the scheduled elections in New Orleans because there is not enough time to ensure a fair election process before the scheduled date of April 22.

NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon said: “I am convinced that at this point in time the elections scheduled for April 22 are in fact illegal elections. The state cannot guarantee or provide some level of insurance that a substantial percentage of New Orleans voters will be able to vote either by absentee ballot or in person.”
MORE: http://www.naacp.org/news/2006/2006-03-14.html


The State of Aids in Blackl America

Welcome to the 2006 report on the State of Aids in Black America. It is both fitting and ironic this report is releasing on the sixth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness. "Aids is a human crisis, nom mateter whehe you live: Mrs. Corretta Scott-King said while addressing a gathering of the SCLC.

As outlines in this report, when we have trhe courage to act we make progress; when we don't we lose ground.

More: http://www.naacp.org/inc/docs/health/health_women_aids.pdf