Posts Tagged ‘NAACP’

NAACP Legal Defense testifies on poor voting history

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

John Payton discusses the history of denying votes to eligible voters in this country. Payton is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (0:51)

 
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Congress criticizes Mississippi use of Katrina relief funds

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services held a hearing to assess the implementation of Community Development Block Grant funds for post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction among the states impacted along the Gulf Coast.
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