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• For NAACP’s new leader, education is empowering

  January 13, 2013 in Features on Page D1 College didn’t work out his first time around. So years ago, James Wilburn, inaugurated last weekend as the president of Spokane’s branch of the NAACP, got down to educating himself. … 1

• Romney faces NAACP, booed for hitting ’Obamacare’

  July 11, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON — Unflinching before the NAACP, Mitt Romney declared today he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the … 34

• Then and Now photos: Historic hub

  January 30, 2012 in City on Page A5 The dusty town of Spokane Falls, Washington Territory, was booming with railroads, timber and mining in the late 19th century as black settlers came looking for opportunities and a place … 1

• Unity March planners urge vigilance, pushback after bomb attempt

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 Sue Kellogg got an uneasy chuckle when she learned that domestic terrorist Kevin W. Harpham claimed in court Tuesday that he wasn’t intending to hurt anyone with his homemade bomb, … 1

• Rally promotes peace, encourages dialogue on race

  April 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 They lined up wearing cowboy hats and baseball caps. They came on bikes and in strollers, some using walkers and a few leaning on canes, and a bit of spring … 44

• Hundreds march in celebration of civil rights

  April 3, 2011 in City About 300 people marched peacefully through downtown Spokane today commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1

• Rally to feature NAACP leader

  March 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 The head of the nation’s largest civil rights organization will lead a march in Spokane on Sunday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther … 4

• NAACP leader coming to Spokane for march

  March 28, 2011 in City The head of the nation’s largest civil rights organization will lead a march in Spokane on Sunday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther … 51

• March organizer urges dialogue

    February 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 An organizer of Spokane’s annual march commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. criticized community leaders Tuesday for not opening an honest dialogue about race issues after last month’s march was targeted … 18

• Human rights dialogue revs up

  January 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 After racist literature was distributed throughout the region in 2009, a North Idaho anti-racism group mobilized leaders in Kootenai and Spokane counties to send a message at a news conference … 5

• Obama adds personal apology in Sherrod firing

  July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – He didn’t reach her on the first try, but President Barack Obama phoned former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod on Thursday to apologize for her abrupt firing based …

• White House backtracks on Sherrod firing

  July 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration issued an extraordinary public apology Wednesday and offered to reinstate a federal official who was fired after she appeared to make racial comments on a …

• Video clip, USDA dismissal reignite debate over racism

  July 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The week-long debate over racism in politics on Tuesday snarled rapidly and strangely. An African-American woman from Georgia lost her federal job Monday over what at … 4