The two-year effort to end racial segregation in Louisville businesses has been commemorated with a historical plaque downtown. The marker stands at 4th and Chestnut streets. The thoroughfare was a crowded business district in 1961, when local students began nonviolent protests against Jim Crow laws. The NAACP and the Congress of Racial Equality joined the… Continue reading Historical Marker Commemorating Fight Against Racial Segregation Dedicated
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NAACP Meets With Superintendent Hargens
Louisville’s NAACP branch met with Superintendent Donna Hargens on Tuesday as part of Hargens’s 90-Day Plan she introduced after being hired as the new JCPS Superintendent. The meeting was a success and Hargens listened, said Raoul Cunningham, president of Louisville’s NAACP branch. The NAACP was against the hiring of either superintendent candidate during the interview… Continue reading NAACP Meets With Superintendent Hargens
JCPS Begins Year With New Expectations, Standards
In a short years-time the Jefferson County school district has seen numerous changes that will affect this school year. Some are simple, like changes to the lunch menu. Others are major and will be new to students, teachers and administrators, and will affect the county, state and nation. One of the most notable changes is… Continue reading JCPS Begins Year With New Expectations, Standards
Postal Service Mulls Closing Three Louisville Locations
The U.S. Postal Service released a list Tuesday of 3,653 post offices that could be closed, including three in Louisville. But local civil rights leaders are concerned about one of the sites being reviewed because it serves as the only retail store in the city’s West End. Thousand of offices are being studied for possible… Continue reading Postal Service Mulls Closing Three Louisville Locations
Metro Human Rights Commission Announces Support of Hargens
The Metro Human Rights Commission, today, announced their support of Dr. Donna Hargens, the new JCPS Superintendent. The Commission had echoed the calls of the local NAACP for the JCPS School Board to re-open the search. But a week ago, the School Board went into closed session for almost four hours and came back only to announce… Continue reading Metro Human Rights Commission Announces Support of Hargens
JCTA Mum on Finalists
Although opinions are swirling about the finalists for Jefferson County Superintendent, the Jefferson County Teachers’ Association isn’t commenting on the candidates. JCTA President Brent McKim says the organization had representatives involved in the selection process but is now just waiting on the outcome. McKim declined to comment on either of the candidates and their qualifications.… Continue reading JCTA Mum on Finalists
Press Interviews with Superintendent Finalists
Earlier this week finalists Dr Christine Johns-Haines and Dr Donna Hargens appeared at public forums to answer questions from the public. Many attendees have voiced complaints about the finalists’ lack of experience with and knowledge of issues surrounding Jefferson County Public Schools. The local branch of the NAACP has even called for the school board… Continue reading Press Interviews with Superintendent Finalists
UPDATE: Beshear Snubbed Obama, Says NAACP President
Calling the decision a foolish game of cat and mouse, the president of the Louisville NAACP says Gov. Steve Beshear is snubbing President Barack Obama, and it could cost him votes in the general election. Mr. Obama is making his first visit as president to the commonwealth Friday to meet with troops at Fort Campbell.… Continue reading UPDATE: Beshear Snubbed Obama, Says NAACP President
In Depth: The Local History and Modern Legacy of the Confederate Flag
146 years after it ended, the Civil War’s effects on race, politics, culture and economics in the south are clear. But there’s one tangible remnant of the old south that’s readily and proudly displayed on cars, clothing and, in some areas, over government buildings. The Confederate Battle Flag has been at the center of board… Continue reading In Depth: The Local History and Modern Legacy of the Confederate Flag
NAACP: Give JCPS Plan A Chance To Work
By Rick Howlett The Louisville branch of the NAACP has released a report outlining its position on the Jefferson County Public Schools’ new student assignment plan. The school board approved the plan following a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared the district’s 30-year old desegregation policy unconstitutional because it used race as the sole… Continue reading NAACP: Give JCPS Plan A Chance To Work