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Check out our coverage of the NAACP's centennial. WNYC has gone to the archives and pulled out some remarkable sound and pictures from the NAACP's 100-year history, including: ... (article)
Comic Con is approaching! The convention, which starts next week in San Diego, is the biggest geek summit in America. What's your favorite comic, comic book character and comic book m... (article)
Headlines; Reactions to Obama's NAACP speech (article)
From Thursday, July 16, 2009 Health care reform is in the works. Would you be willing to pay more taxes in order to get better health care? If so, what would you want? Tell us your i... (article)
President Obama Addresses the NAACP (episode)
Last night the first African-American President of the United States, Barack Obama, addressed the NAACP convention. His speech was a poignant capstone for the organization's hundred-y...
As the NAACP wrapped up the celebration of its 100-year history, President Barack Obama stopped by to address the crowd. Joining us with their reactions to the president's speech and ...
The words “comic convention” can conjure up images of full grown men dressed as Jedi knights angling for a chance to get an autograph from William Shatner. While that might have bee...
Back in March, St. Cloud, Minnesota was excited. Vice President Joe Biden was in town to announce that the town would be receiving an influx of money from the stimulus plan. The money...
A series of explosions killed at least nine people and injured at least 48 in Jakarta, Indonesia. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb blasts in the capital's luxury h...
The Takeaway takes a look back at the week's news and also peers into the future. With us this morning on our reporters' roundtable are Julie Mason, White House Correspondent, The Was...
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's testimony in front of the Senate's judicial committee wrapped up yesterday. Democrats plan a final Senate vote to confirm Sotomayor in early August. The Takeaw...
President Obama campaigned in New Jersey yesterday, but not for himself. He was out supporting New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, who faces a tough re-election bid. Come November, Corzine w...
Forensic scientists have begun sorting the remains of hundreds of cadavers that were taken from their graves at Burr Oak Cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Alsip, Illinois. Four worker...
The budget crisis in California is becoming critical. The state is still paying its debt in IOUs, but major banks are refusing to accept them. Late yesterday, the state legislature wa...
Two bomb blasts rocked the central business district of Jakarta, Indonesia, this morning. The explosions hit two American-owned hotels, killing eight people and injuring dozens more....
A nerdy-boy-meets-beautiful-girl flick, "500 Days of Summer" invites you into a love story set in Los Angeles. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Daschanel play the lead roles in this fir...
Yesterday the NAACP wrapped up its Centennial Convention. The Takeaway has been covering the convention all week, from DJ Spooky’s artistic take on the African-America experience to P...
Bank of America and Citigroup have released their quarterly earnings reports and both have beaten the forecasts by financial analysts. Bank of America reported $2.42 billion in profit...
To commemorate the NAACP's Centennial, we take you to Franklin County, a rural area of 40,000 people in the southern part of Middle Tennessee. In 1958, two black women — Mrs. Johnnie ...