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Biden speech at Ebenezer to bring focus to King’s legacy, likely to president’s as well

ATLANTA — Many U.S. presidents have stopped by Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay honor to its former pastor, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., usually in events around the time of his birthday. But on Sunday, President Joe Biden will become the first of them to do so from the…

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‘Wakanda Forever’ Scores 12 NAACP Image Award Nominations

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees. The “Black Panther” sequel — which found blockbuster success — led all film nominees. The Marvel film delved into the concept of…

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'Wakanda Forever' scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has been nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees

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2023 NAACP Image Awards nominations show love for 'Wakanda Forever,' 'Abbott,' Beyoncé

LOS ANGELES — Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and Sony Pictures' "The Woman King" led the 54th NAACP Image Awards nominations Thursday, scoring 12 and nine nominations, respectively.

Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes return to NBC after diversity scandal

The Golden Globe Awards will put a spotlight on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's diversity officer as the award show returns to NBC.

Fortune

Mississippi's top environment official denies his agency discriminated against Jackson

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

WEKU

Mississippi agency denies NAACP's water discrimination claim

A Mississippi environmental regulator has denied claims that the state agency he leads discriminated against the capital city of Jackson in allocating federal funds

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD passed a resolution denouncing racist bullying in schools. Parents say it’s a publicity stunt.

Students reported enduring racial slurs, the sounds of whips cracking and monkey noises as they walked down school hallways.

The Texas Tribune

“It takes time to get stuff done”: New Texas congressman promises results, not rhetoric

Nathaniel Moran, the former Smith County judge, has promised to be a staunch conservative who will pass legislation. That worries some of his constituents.

The Texas Tribune

Black support for GOP ticked up in this year's midterms

Black voters have been a steady foundation for Democratic candidates for decades, but that support appeared to show a few cracks in this year’s elections

The Independent UK

$600M designated for struggling water system in Mississippi

The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city — a project that the mayor has said could cost billions of dollars

The Independent UK

NAACP sues Mississippi over legislative redistricting plan

A new lawsuit says Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination with a legislative redistricting plan

The Independent UK

Do crime scene photos spur trauma?

Inside the debate over whether the publication of violent images is effective in preventing future violence

Salon

Mass shootings reopen the debate over whether crime scene photos prompt change or trauma

McCLELLANVILLE, S.C. — John Lites was one of the first police officers to respond to a 911 call from Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015, when a white gunman murdered nine Black people attending a Bible study.

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NAACP wants attempted murder charge after 22-year-old bashes man in head with club during golf round

The victim was taken to the hospital before being flown to Regional One Medical Center due to a fractured skull.

WEKU

Bowling Green NAACP chapter won't join protest against Emmett Till accuser living in Warren County

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What has Virginia attorney general's newly formed Election Integrity Unit found so far? State NAACP says not much

When Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the formation of an Election Integrity Unit in September, questions swirled about the type of work it would do.

The Independent UK

NAACP: 'Scant' info in records about election integrity unit

The Virginia NAACP says it has received “scant” information of substance in response to a wide-ranging public records request it made with the state’s Republican attorney general about his new election integrity unit

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Elon Musk Reassures Twitter Advertisers In A Virtual Town Hall In A New Vision

Twitter CEO Elon Musk spoke to the more than 2,900 advertising partners of the social media platform on Wednesday

Fortune

What the NAACP's new voter protection hub could mean for Black voter turnout

The hub allowed advocates to create a heat map of verified problems, shrinking the time it took to investigate complaints from Black voters.

Fortune

How the NAACP is using software to inspire Black voters this midterm election

The NAACP is mapping the midterms using GIS software to identify key issues for Black voters.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge tells Beaumont election officials not to harass or discriminate against Black voters

Claims of misconduct during early voting were raised in a federal lawsuit filed Monday by the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP, accusing election workers of scrutinizing Black voters’ identities and shadowing them while at voting stations

The Independent UK

Musk: People banned from Twitter won't be restored for weeks

Elon Musk says Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that — a process that will take at least a few weeks

The Independent UK

Water investigations said to test Biden racial equity pledge

A congressional ally says President Joe Biden's commitment to racial equity is being tested by federal investigations into public spending on a failing Mississippi water system

WEKU

The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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