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NAACP Youth and College Division (YCD) Launches Its Midterm Election Podcast Series – A GDN Exclusive
President of the North Carolina Youth and College Division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Johna Speller, continues her critical student engagement, voter education, registration, and mobilization efforts through a series of planned podcasts designed to
Read MoreEconomic Agenda Purposed by the HUB Inclusion Coalition and NC NAACP – GDN Exclusive
The NC HUB Coalition and the NAACP economic development committee are convening a series of virtual conferences to address issues that impact HUB (MWBE) businesses. High on the agenda is the creation of the “Support Our HUBs” campaign. Months ago,
Read MoreNAACP Condemns Current State Coronavirus Legislation – “Companies Over People” Stimulus Relief Bill
Baltimore, MD – The NAACP applauded tonight’s Senate procedural vote blocking advancement of the current Senate version of the Congressional economic stimulus package. Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, made the following statement: “The Senate bill, as currently drafted, is dead
Read MoreFormer NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat
Former NAACP President and five-term Congressman Kweisi Mfume won big in a Democratic primary contest to replace the late Congressman Elijah Cummings who passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68. Mfume’s primary challenger in Maryland’s seventh
Read MoreNAACP to Address the Underfunding of HBCUs Across the U.S. on Upcoming Tele-Town Hall
BALTIMORE — On Thursday, October 10, 2019, the NAACP will address the underfunding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Maryland and several other states on a Tele-Town Hall featuring Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP and Kristen Clarke,
Read MoreNAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality
Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers last month…
Read MoreNAACP 110th Convention Mobilizing in Detroit
This year’s event will highlight the 400th year recognition of the first enslaved Africans brought to the shores of Virginia in 1619. It’s a seminal moment for the 110-year-old organization…
Read MoreNAACP – Wall Street to Highlight Launch of New Minority Impact ETF
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) joined Impact Shares at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Read MoreNAACP Infusing Social Justice into Wall Street- Highlighting New Minority Impact ETF
“ETF’s represent the means by which communities can support those companies who invest in us and are concerned about our issues,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson.
Read MoreNAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting
Had there been no May 17, 1954 (the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Board of Education), I’m not sure there would have been a Little Rock. I’m not sure there would have been a Martin Luther King Jr….
Read MoreNAACP President Derrick Johnson Responds to Federal Judge Jesse Furman’s Ruling on the 2020 Census
The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census only increases the likelihood of a substantial undercount of immigrant communities…
Read MoreVisionary Freedom Fighter Don Rojas Recounts a Life of Service
Don Rojas has made major contributions to the struggle for freedom in Black communities across the globe. As the first communications director for the NAACP, he used his resources to support social justice movements…
Read MoreNovember 27 the Moral Fight for Our Democracy and Our Power Continues
We are grateful today to all of you who overcame barriers placed in your path— personal and structural— to express your voice in this historic election! Democracy is a practice. It is only realized through the expression of the people’s will. All roads lead to Raleigh on November 27 as we prepare for this usurper General Assembly…
Read MoreBrian Kemp Resigns as Georgia Secretary of State – NAACP Statement
Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp is stepping down from his post as Georgia secretary of state, effective on Thursday. Kemp’s move comes as he remains locked in a close race against Democrat Stacey Abrams, which national outlets have yet to call.
Read MoreNAACP Files Voter Complaint Against Secretary of State Brian Kemp Over Voting Machine Irregularities
The Georgia NAACP has received complaints from several voters on touch screen irregularities when attempting to select Stacey Abrams as their choice for governor – the machines instead chose Secretary of State Brian Kemp.
Read MoreCivil Rights Leaders to Hold Event to Urge Opposition to Trump Nominee Farr
Farr, Trump’s controversial pick to be the next federal judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina, has come under fire for his decades-long record of methodically working to weaken civil rights protections, erode anti-discrimination protections…
Read MoreNAACP Now Accepting Applications for 2019 Nextgen Leadership Program
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is now accepting applications for the NAACP Next Generation program (NEXTGEN)…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Racial Profiling Incident – NAACP Continues Its Investigation
NAACP announced the continuation of an internal investigation into the report of racial profiling levied by the President of the Timmonsville, South Carolina Branch of the NAACP against a Timmonsville police officer…
Read MoreNAACP Statement on Santa Fe High School Shooting
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas…
Read MoreNAACP to Join With Students From Across the Nation for Saturday’s March for Our Lives
This coming Saturday, March 24, the Youth and College Division of the NAACP will join hands with the children, youth and families of the newly formed #NeverAgain movement and Everytown for Gun Safety.
Read MoreNAACP Joins Civil Rights Groups Urging Attorney General Sessions to Include Civil Rights in DOJ’s Priorities
The NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, along with other prominent African-American civil rights organizations, has sent a joint letter strongly advising U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Read MoreCapital One Bank Hit With Explosive Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Capital One minority customers allege the employee repeatedly complained to the bank that Capital One was breaking the law by discriminating against minority communities.
Read MoreFebruary 26 – North Carolina NAACP Challenges Legislative Building Rules in Court
Judge Carl Fox to hear arguments on whether the NC Legislature violated the Separation of Powers Act, resulting in numerous Moral Monday protestors being charged with violating building rules and second degree trespass.
Read MoreNAACP Calls for Greater Advocacy Against Gun Policies and Lobby
The NAACP issued the following statement today regarding the school shooting mass murder tragedy in Florida.
Read MoreHistoric Thousands That Gathered in Raleigh, Despite the Rain
Yesterday’s delegation of resisters shall come to recognize we have a collective soul that will not perish. A soul that will rise in triumph over every obstacle cast in our path …
Read MoreCelebrating Great Civilizations of Africa – NAACP and Africa-America Institute Announce Alliance
The NAACP will work with the Africa-America Institute on the development and distribution of a curriculum designed to highlight the accomplishments and history of African Diaspora.
Read MoreThe Alabama Miracle: Doug Jones’s Moral Fusion Victory
The instrument chosen to perform the Alabama Miracle was the prosecutor who convicted Ku Klux Klan members for dynamiting of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963, which killed 14-year-old girls climbing the stairs to attend worship.
Read MoreNC NAACP: Chief Justice Mark Martin to Meet with NC NAACP Leadership
RALEIGH- Ten days ago we delivered letters to Chief Justice Mark Martin, leader of the Judiciary Branch of North Carolina. The letter was similarly delivered to the Executive and Legislative branch leaders.
Read MoreNorth Carolina NAACP Statement on the U.S. Senate Tax Scam
The NC NAACP stands with and defends all who are colored by the sin of discrimination. Those who have created and lobbied for the US Senate Tax “Reform” Bill–including Acting-President Trump–are guilty of not one, but three sins.
Read MoreNominees Announced For 49th NAACP Image Awards
The nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards were announced today with Netflix and OWN leading the nominations in the television categories with 23 nominations and 17 nominations, respectively. Universal Pictures leads with 10 nominations, followed by Annapurna and Open Road Films …
Read MoreNAACP Set to Change Tax Status to Engage Politically
Even though the NAACP is 108 years-old, the organization is struggling to modernize and stay relevant in a rapidly-evolving, social media-driven landscape that requires speed and strategic communications skills.
Read MoreCure the Racism infecting NC’s Voting Maps Drawn in 2011 by Extremists, Who Used Them to Perpetuate Their Illegal Seats
The court “anticipates” a hearing on the Special Master’s Final Report in early January, 2018, noting candidates must file for primaries between February 12-18, 2018.
Read MoreNAACP To Host Baltimore Town Hall on Police Reform
Baltimore residents, local elected officials, youth-based groups, faith leaders, and other social justice organizations have been invited to participate in this interactive dialogue.
Read MoreNAACP Statement on Florida State Juvenile Justice System
“It’s clear that the juvenile justice system’s continual mismanagement and decades of blame-shifting have created a system where the daily subjugation of young people to an inhumane level of cruelty appears more the norm than the exception,” said Adora Nweze, President of the NAACP Florida State Conference.
Read MoreWe Need a Values Revolution in America: Reclaiming Moral Values and Critiquing the Values Voters Summit
Stop calling these leaders White Christians or evangelicals. Why should we listen when they p-r-a-y in public and p-r-e-y on the people? These attacks on healthcare will become devastating.
Read MoreNAACP Wins Crucial Step in Protecting Texas Voters
The NAACP Texas State Conference, League of Women Voters of Texas, and Ruthann Greer were granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the state of Texas from providing documentation to President Trump’s Commission.
Read MoreNAACP Calls for the Respect of Constitutional Rights After the Acquittal of Jason Stockley
Anthony Lamar Smith's death, and the deaths of countless other victims of police brutality in Missouri, is exactly why the NAACP issued a travel advisory to the state …
Read MoreNAACP Condemns Irregularities at Kharon Davis Trial
The Dothan criminal justice system failed in all aspects of its treatment of Kharon Davis. For the last ten years, Kharon has been denied his Sixth Amendment rights to a public, fair, and speedy trial.
Read MoreNAACP Rebukes President Trump’s Decision to Pardon Convicted Racist Joe Arpaio
BALTIMORE – Today, President Trump pardoned convicted felon, disgraced former sheriff, Joe Arpaio. The NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, released the following statement. “Joe Arpaio ruled Maricopa County, Arizona with an iron-fist, under the guise of ‘law and
Read MoreSymbols of Hatred and Racism Should Not be Venerated
Trump administration’s refusal to condemn the public display of Confederate symbols emboldens the hateful groups that seek to divide our country. For too long, the American people have lived side by side with the emblems of white supremacy, oppression and segregation. Their continued presence in our public sites and buildings
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