Next week a new chapter will begin at the NAACP when Benjamin Todd Jealous, 35, becomes only the 17th President of the NAACP in its 99-year history, wrote NAACP chairman Julian Bond in an email today.Ben has been an ally of the Equal Justice Society since our founding and all of us here are proudContinue reading "Julian Bond Introduces Ben Jealous, New President of the NAACP"

James Rucker of ColorOfChange.org today sent out an email promoting a bill in Congress that will give Katrina survivors a fair chance to rebuild their lives. But it won't become law if enough representatives don't stand up to support it.Three years after Hurricane Katrina, there's finally legislation.The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act would hire 100,000Continue reading "James Rucker: Are we finally ready to help rebuild the Gulf Coast?"

Our friends at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy today criticized Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey's lack of response to the actions of several former top Justice Department officials who improperly used political criteria to fill career positions at the Department."Attorney General Mukasey has abdicated his responsibility to ensure that the Department ofContinue reading "ACS Criticizes Attorney General’s Inaction On Justice Department Hiring Scandal"