NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was started on Feb.12, 1909, in a small apartment in New York City by a multi-racial group of social activists and progressive thinkers in response to racial unrest that was taking place in Springfield, IL, the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln. The date is significant in that it was Lincoln's birth date. Their original name for the organization: The National Negro Committee.

Today it is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, boasting thousands of members. Ensuring equal treatment and access to education, the legal process and voting for people regardless of their race is a main goal. The activists have included Rosa Parks, W.E.B. Du Bois (one of the founders), Medgar Evers and Thurgood Marshall.

The 2008 convention was held in July in Cincinnati.
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What makes a pepper hot?

Some peppers are hot due to a class of chemical compounds called capsaicinoids. One way to measure capsaicins in a pepper is using the Scoville Heat Unit scale.

Capsaicinoids are not soluble in water, but are soluble in fats, oils and alcohol. This is why drinking water after eating a hot pepper will not take away the burning sensation. Try drinking milk or eating ice cream instead.