Saturday, July 7, 2012

NAACP convention: Focusing on voter participation

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) says its newest battle is really an old one.

This year’s NAACP national convention, which kicks off this weekend in Houston, is focusing on voter participation and the civil rights organization’s efforts to fight what it sees as restrictive voting laws that have been passed by various states the last few years.

(More: NAACP will challenge voter ID laws nationwide)

Between 6,000 and 7,000 members are expected

More details here...

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