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NAACP Ward 1 Candidate Forum - MN Spokesman Recorder Article

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:45:39 GMT

St. Paul NAACP sponsors Ward 1 candidates forum

Click here to read the article at MSR online. http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/?p=7452

Click here to download the article: 20111102_NAACP_Ward 1 Forum Article.pdf

Member Nekima Levy-Pounds appointed chair of MN Advisory Committee

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:30:29 GMT

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has appointed 11 Minnesota citizens to its Minnesota State Advisory Committee.

Kimberly Tolhurst, Delegated the Authority of the Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, announced the appointment of Robert L. Battle, Kenneth O. Doyle, JoAnn C. Enos, and Teresa J. Nelson of St. Paul; Nekima V. Levy-Pounds, Kirk O. Kolbo, Shamus P. O'Meara and Craig D. Taylor of Minneapolis; Ryan M. Check of St. Louis Park; John A. Gilbertson of Marine St. Croix; and Velma J. Korbel of Andover. Commissioners appointed Nekima V. Levy-Pounds of Minneapolis as Chairperson. The appointments are for two years and members serve without compensation.

Congress has directed the Commission to establish state advisory committees (SACs) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to study issues and forward advisory reports to the Commission on matters within the agency's jurisdiction that reflect the views of the majority of SAC members producing the report.

The SACs' advisory reports to the Commission are wholly independent, and reviewed by Commission staff only for legal and procedural compliance with Commission policies and procedures. SAC reports are not subject to Commission approval, fact-checking or policy changes.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring federal civil rights enforcement. Members include Chairman Martin Castro and Commissioners Roberta Achtenberg, Todd Gaziano, Gail Heriot, Peter Kirsanow, Abigail Thernstrom, Dina Titus and Michael Yaki. The Commission's website is http://www.usccr.gov.

CONTACT:
Lenore Ostrowsky
Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit
(202) 376-8591

SOURCE U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Pioneer Press: NAACP's new head: We need diversity

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:10:29 GMT

See Frederick Melo's January 16, 2011 article about new branch president Jeffry Martin at http://www.twincities.com/ci_17115425?source=rss_emailed

November 16 Election Cancelled

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:29:34 GMT

At the October 19 General Membership meeting, the Nominating Committee submitted their recommendations for the slate of candidates. All candidates were unopposed and there were not more than 24 nominees for the at-large Executive Committee. Thus, this terminates the requirements to conduct a November election.

The Executive Committee will accept the recommended slate at their November 9 meeting after which we will announce the 2011-2013 Officers and Executive Committee members.