NAACP calls for probe of Emmett Till slaying


NAACP Hosts Summit To Decrease Crib Deaths
Meeting to focus on ending high rate of Infant Mortality and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome among African American Infants





The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Women In the NAACP(WIN) are hosting "Put Baby Back to Sleep Summit: A Journey for Children" from March 14 - 15, 2003 in Los Angeles at the Hyatt Regency at Macy's Plaza, 711 South Hope Street.

Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President & CEO, said: "The high rate of infant mortality and the increasing incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) within the African American community is of great concern to the NAACP. We are committed to heightening the awareness of this health hazard to save the lives of babies and better protect families."

The WIN Summit is a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to reduce infant mortality, particularly the risk of crib death, also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Placing infants on their backs to sleep reduces the risk of SIDS.

Thelma Daley, National Director, Women In the NAACP, said: "WIN's commitment to ending the health disparities within the African American community is mirrored by NICHD, a part of the National Institutes of Health. This unprecedented summit provides an extraordinary opportunity for people to come together to take decisive steps to save our children."

Some of the featured speakers are: on Friday, March 14, Allan S. Noonan, M.D., Senior Advisor, Office of the Surgeon General, at the policy luncheon from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.; on Saturday, March 15, Yvonne Maddox, Deputy Director, NICHD, and Janet Allen, California SIDS Program at Plenary Session I from 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; and Julia Anderson, Director, Institute for Racial and Ethnic Health Studies Center, University of Maryland-Baltimore County at Plenary Session II from 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

NICHD officials will conduct SIDS risk reduction training and outreach seminars that provide summit participants with educational techniques, strategies, and promotional materials.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
 
NAACP and Monster Announce Online Recruiting Partnership
Monster Becomes the Exclusive Online Career Resource of the NAACP Co-Branded Site to Deliver Diversity Recruiting Solutions for Employers and Targeted Jobs and Content for Diverse Job Seekers





The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Monster?, the leading global online careers property and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), today announced a strategic online recruiting partnership. Under the agreement, Monster will become the exclusive online career partner of the NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Through the multi-tiered relationship, job seekers will be able to search for job opportunities across a wide breadth of industries; furthermore, the co-branded site will enable employers to target, reach, and access a diverse pool of qualified candidates.

"Partnering with Monster.com gives the NAACP a tremendous opportunity to provide a qualified and racially diverse set of job seekers with great job opportunities nationwide, as well as tips and advice on how to succeed in their careers and their lives," said Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President & CEO. "Creating real diversity in the workforce is an opportunity for companies in all regions across the country to grow their business by finding and connecting with qualified job applicants."

The nation's economy has provided challenges for job seekers nationwide, with the current unemployment rate at 5.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 2003). However, the current state of the job market has taken an especially tough toll on African-Americans, who have a 10.3 percent unemployment rate as well as Hispanics or Latinos, who have an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent. To help address the difficulties experienced in finding employment nationwide, Monster's new partnership with the NAACP will enable job seekers to connect with job opportunities across a wide range of industries.

"Our new partnership with the NAACP will be instrumental in helping address the current unemployment suffered by diverse job seekers nationwide," said Steve Pogorzelski, president of Monster, North America. "The co-branded website will enable job seekers to connect with quality job opportunities from leading companies nationwide, while having access to expert-driven tools and services to manage their careers."


The Monster and NAACP partnership will extend beyond job postings, offering a wide array of career offerings, designed to help job seekers manage their careers and help drive job postings from leading companies nationwide to the co-branded website. Content of the site will include career articles, profiles of diversity advocates and professionals, newsletters, and message boards on wide-ranging diversity topics and issues.

The co-branded website will be prominently featured as the career channel of the NAACP website. In addition, a similar co-branded page will serve as the central homepage for the Monster Diversity & Inclusion channel, accessible via the Monster homepage. Visitors to the site via Monster and the NAACP and its branches will be able to search through thousands of job opportunities, as employers can elect to post jobs on Monster to the co-branded website. Companies nationwide will be able to reach a qualified and diverse base of job seekers.

Founded in 1909, and headquartered in Baltimore, Md. the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization with 1700 adult branches and 110 college chapters. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are premier advocates for civil rights and equal opportunity. In communities nationwide the NAACP is involved in discrimination litigation, non-partisan voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
About Monster

Monster, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 55.8 million unique visits during the month of January 2003 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland. Monster is the official online career management services sponsor of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams. More information about Monster is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 8,500 employees in 33 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 490 of the Fortune 500 companies. TMP Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.
 

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Financial Empowerment Initiative





Economic empowerment is one of the most important issues facing the civil rights movement today. Building wealth and saving for the future are vital to the economic success of the minority community. Lack of financial education and access to credit and capital are major contributors to the disparities in wealth among Americans. The NAACP created the Financial Empowerment Initiative to impact wealth disparities through outreach and education in the areas of financial literacy, personal investing, small business development and homeownership.

Mission

The mission of the NAACP Financial Empowerment Initiative is to increase minority wealth by expanding access to financial services and promoting Financial Literacy, Personal Investing, Business Development and Homeownership. Financial Literacy provides the foundation to build wealth and establish full participation in the economy. Personal Investing education creates an understanding of opportunities to invest and build wealth. Business Development promotes job creation, infuses capital into communities, and builds individual assets. Homeownership is the primary means by which most Americans build assets and accumulate wealth.

How the NAACP Financial Empowerment Initiative Works

The NAACP Financial Empowerment Initiative provides outreach, education, one-on-one counseling, advocacy and referral in twelve cities around the country. Participating NAACP branches host quarterly workshops on personal investing and business development. Personal Investing workshops are taught by licensed professionals from Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. Business Development workshops are taught by experienced volunteers from SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business). Personal investing and business development workshop topics may include, but are not limited to:

Personal Investing Business Development
Investing Basics Developing a Business Plan
Affordable Investing Options Sales & Marketing
Investing in Volitile Times Financing Your Business
Saving for your Child's Education Obtaining Federal Contracts

NAACP branches serve as a referral source for information and local programs on homeownership and financial literacy.

Participating Branches:

Atlanta, GA Columbia, SC Jacksonville, FL Phoenix, AZ
Austin, TX Ft. Lauderdale, FL Long Beach, CA Reno, NV
Baltimore, MD Greensboro, NC Memphis, TN Washington, DC


NAACP-Financial Empowerment Initiative
4805 Mt. Hope Drive ? Baltimore, Maryland 21215
(410) 580-5740 ? 1-877-NAACP-98
 
Old issue....

Originally posted by mighty hornet
NAACP Hosts Summit To Decrease Crib Deaths
Meeting to focus on ending high rate of Infant Mortality and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome among African American Infants





The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Women In the NAACP(WIN) are hosting "Put Baby Back to Sleep Summit: A Journey for Children" from March 14 - 15, 2003 in Los Angeles at the Hyatt Regency at Macy's Plaza, 711 South Hope Street.

Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President & CEO, said: "The high rate of infant mortality and the increasing incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) within the African American community is of great concern to the NAACP. We are committed to heightening the awareness of this health hazard to save the lives of babies and better protect families."

The WIN Summit is a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to reduce infant mortality, particularly the risk of crib death, also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Placing infants on their backs to sleep reduces the risk of SIDS.

Thelma Daley, National Director, Women In the NAACP, said: "WIN's commitment to ending the health disparities within the African American community is mirrored by NICHD, a part of the National Institutes of Health. This unprecedented summit provides an extraordinary opportunity for people to come together to take decisive steps to save our children."

Some of the featured speakers are: on Friday, March 14, Allan S. Noonan, M.D., Senior Advisor, Office of the Surgeon General, at the policy luncheon from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.; on Saturday, March 15, Yvonne Maddox, Deputy Director, NICHD, and Janet Allen, California SIDS Program at Plenary Session I from 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; and Julia Anderson, Director, Institute for Racial and Ethnic Health Studies Center, University of Maryland-Baltimore County at Plenary Session II from 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

NICHD officials will conduct SIDS risk reduction training and outreach seminars that provide summit participants with educational techniques, strategies, and promotional materials.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
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Blackplanet started this almot 2 years ago.

Originally posted by mighty hornet
NAACP and Monster Announce Online Recruiting Partnership
Monster Becomes the Exclusive Online Career Resource of the NAACP Co-Branded Site to Deliver Diversity Recruiting Solutions for Employers and Targeted Jobs and Content for Diverse Job Seekers





The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Monster?, the leading global online careers property and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), today announced a strategic online recruiting partnership. Under the agreement, Monster will become the exclusive online career partner of the NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Through the multi-tiered relationship, job seekers will be able to search for job opportunities across a wide breadth of industries; furthermore, the co-branded site will enable employers to target, reach, and access a diverse pool of qualified candidates.

"Partnering with Monster.com gives the NAACP a tremendous opportunity to provide a qualified and racially diverse set of job seekers with great job opportunities nationwide, as well as tips and advice on how to succeed in their careers and their lives," said Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President & CEO. "Creating real diversity in the workforce is an opportunity for companies in all regions across the country to grow their business by finding and connecting with qualified job applicants."

The nation's economy has provided challenges for job seekers nationwide, with the current unemployment rate at 5.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 2003). However, the current state of the job market has taken an especially tough toll on African-Americans, who have a 10.3 percent unemployment rate as well as Hispanics or Latinos, who have an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent. To help address the difficulties experienced in finding employment nationwide, Monster's new partnership with the NAACP will enable job seekers to connect with job opportunities across a wide range of industries.

"Our new partnership with the NAACP will be instrumental in helping address the current unemployment suffered by diverse job seekers nationwide," said Steve Pogorzelski, president of Monster, North America. "The co-branded website will enable job seekers to connect with quality job opportunities from leading companies nationwide, while having access to expert-driven tools and services to manage their careers."


The Monster and NAACP partnership will extend beyond job postings, offering a wide array of career offerings, designed to help job seekers manage their careers and help drive job postings from leading companies nationwide to the co-branded website. Content of the site will include career articles, profiles of diversity advocates and professionals, newsletters, and message boards on wide-ranging diversity topics and issues.

The co-branded website will be prominently featured as the career channel of the NAACP website. In addition, a similar co-branded page will serve as the central homepage for the Monster Diversity & Inclusion channel, accessible via the Monster homepage. Visitors to the site via Monster and the NAACP and its branches will be able to search through thousands of job opportunities, as employers can elect to post jobs on Monster to the co-branded website. Companies nationwide will be able to reach a qualified and diverse base of job seekers.

Founded in 1909, and headquartered in Baltimore, Md. the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization with 1700 adult branches and 110 college chapters. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are premier advocates for civil rights and equal opportunity. In communities nationwide the NAACP is involved in discrimination litigation, non-partisan voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
About Monster

Monster, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 55.8 million unique visits during the month of January 2003 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland. Monster is the official online career management services sponsor of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams. More information about Monster is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 8,500 employees in 33 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 490 of the Fortune 500 companies. TMP Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.
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I have never been denied a loan because of my color, nor have I ever been given a high interest rate because of my credit. The point that I am making is why is it everytime you turn around you Mfume on stage talking about some old $hit. Why doesn't he ever speak on the three pieces of informationyou just spoke about.



Originally posted by mighty hornet
Financial Empowerment Initiative





Economic empowerment is one of the most important issues facing the civil rights movement today. Building wealth and saving for the future are vital to the economic success of the minority community. Lack of financial education and access to credit and capital are major contributors to the disparities in wealth among Americans. The NAACP created the Financial Empowerment Initiative to impact wealth disparities through outreach and education in the areas of financial literacy, personal investing, small business development and homeownership.

Mission

The mission of the NAACP Financial Empowerment Initiative is to increase minority wealth by expanding access to financial services and promoting Financial Literacy, Personal Investing, Business Development and Homeownership. Financial Literacy provides the foundation to build wealth and establish full participation in the economy. Personal Investing education creates an understanding of opportunities to invest and build wealth. Business Development promotes job creation, infuses capital into communities, and builds individual assets. Homeownership is the primary means by which most Americans build assets and accumulate wealth.

How the NAACP Financial Empowerment Initiative Works

The NAACP Financial Empowerment Initiative provides outreach, education, one-on-one counseling, advocacy and referral in twelve cities around the country. Participating NAACP branches host quarterly workshops on personal investing and business development. Personal Investing workshops are taught by licensed professionals from Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. Business Development workshops are taught by experienced volunteers from SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business). Personal investing and business development workshop topics may include, but are not limited to:

Personal Investing Business Development
Investing Basics Developing a Business Plan
Affordable Investing Options Sales & Marketing
Investing in Volitile Times Financing Your Business
Saving for your Child's Education Obtaining Federal Contracts

NAACP branches serve as a referral source for information and local programs on homeownership and financial literacy.

Participating Branches:

Atlanta, GA Columbia, SC Jacksonville, FL Phoenix, AZ
Austin, TX Ft. Lauderdale, FL Long Beach, CA Reno, NV
Baltimore, MD Greensboro, NC Memphis, TN Washington, DC


NAACP-Financial Empowerment Initiative
4805 Mt. Hope Drive ? Baltimore, Maryland 21215
(410) 580-5740 ? 1-877-NAACP-98
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The problem here is that you want to find a problem with the NAACP.
First you say they aren't doing anything. When I show you some of what they're doing it, you dismiss it as "old issue" or "it was done 2 years ago"
Ask yourself, is infant mortality an "old issue" for the African Americans families who are touched by it. Is creating another avenue for job seekers an "old issue" for folks looking for a job????

And as far as you not being denied a loan because of your race, then good for you. Maybe, you want to disregard others who aren't as lucky. Maybe, you haven't heard about redlining. If you haven't personally been discriminated against, does that mean a whole lot of us haven't???

Indeed, knowledge is power!
 
The fact of the matter is the NAACP is not bringing up these issues as much as they are hypping up the Rebel Flag or Emitt Teal. Yes these are important issues, but hey Infant Mortality came out with an uproar in the early 80s.

The issue of Black's purchasing things on credit was another early 90s issue.

And the job search thing, well I explained the issue with Blackplanet doing this.

I mean check out their calendar. All it has are conferences. Come on....I mean how many African Americans are going to actually go to the conference. And before you say, it, simply because they are the NAACP does not mean that they will attract all African Americans. In my research back in the day the NAACP visited churches because they were the pillar of the community.

It's not that way anymore. The NAACP needs to find another means to evaluate how they are reaching young Blacks these days. Whether you know it or not the Civil Rights fighting of the 60s are over. Though those were major issues, there are other major issues that young African Americans are facing.

As times change, issues change. The way you come at people change. Honestly the old marching of the 60s will not fly these days. The church visits will not fly these days. Being on the high pedestal will definitely not fly these days.

Originally posted by mighty hornet
:(

The problem here is that you want to find a problem with the NAACP.
First you say they aren't doing anything. When I show you some of what they're doing it, you dismiss it as "old issue" or "it was done 2 years ago"
Ask yourself, is infant mortality an "old issue" for the African Americans families who are touched by it. Is creating another avenue for job seekers an "old issue" for folks looking for a job????

And as far as you not being denied a loan because of your race, then good for you. Maybe, you want to disregard others who aren't as lucky. Maybe, you haven't heard about redlining. If you haven't personally been discriminated against, does that mean a whole lot of us haven't???

Indeed, knowledge is power!
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Originally posted by Dr. Sweet NUPE
The fact of the matter is the NAACP is not bringing up these issues as much as they are hypping up the Rebel Flag or Emitt Teal.
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:smh:
I would ask you to back that statement up with some proof or something, but I won't.
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Infant Mortality came out with an uproar in the early 80s.
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So, if it's still a problem today, should the problem be ignored since it came out in the 80s?



The issue of Black's purchasing things on credit was another early 90s issue.
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Again, is redlining not a problem now?

Let's see, I guess the NAACP shouldn't hold voter registration drives anymore (that's so 70ish, 80ish)

Don't hold anymore stop the violence campaigns (90s)

No more say no to drugs messages (80s)

Just about any organization can do a better job of getting its message out. The NAACP aint alone on that one. But to just dismiss the organization as doing nothing is real shortsighted.
 
Your boy Mfume doesn't present any of these issues. He was doing a better job in Congress. My point is they haven't changed their focus on how to reach youth today. I mean hey are 60s guy. You were there. A lot of us who post on here were not. There are other issues and problems that we face. And honestly the NAACP is not really making and effort to reach the young people of today.
 
Till,,,

The Till case deserves retribution if someone is still alive who did it, so can't argue with the NAACP there.

That said, if we spent the time and resources on, oh i dunno, some of our struggling HBCUs,,,, that we do on average NAACP issues the time and resources would be well spent.
 

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To Much Like Right

That's too much like right.

Originally posted by Bartram
That said, if we spent the time and resources on, oh i dunno, some of our struggling HBCUs,,,, that we do on average NAACP issues the time and resources would be well spent.
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