Nationally, African American mothers are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy and birth-related complications than their white counterparts. To combat the maternal mortality trend which is especially dire in the African American community, Senator Richard...

The NAACP mourns the passing of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, a lifetime member of the NAACP, and a resounding civil rights icon that prevailed in the face of adversity against all the odds. “As a devoted statesman to Baltimore and the civil rights movement, Rep....

The NAACP-supported Domestic and International Terrorism DATA Act, H.R. 3106, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a unanimous vote on September 26, 2019.  The legislation has now been sent to the U.S. Senate, which must pass the bill before it can go the...

  GLENELG, MD – APRIL 27: Glenelg High School in Glenelg, MD on April 27, 2019. (Photo by Will Newton for The Washington Post via Getty Images)   Mother Jones: Racists in One of America’s Richest Counties are Freaking Out Over a “Forced Busing” Proposal “Blacks...

NBC News: Texas police officer shoots woman to death inside her home A Fort Worth, Texas, police officer called to check on a residence with a door that was ajar opened fire on a woman, killing her inside the home, authorities said. The shooting early Saturday...

NAACP held a telephone town hall hosted by White House Correspondent, April Ryan, to discuss the issue of HBCU underfunding. Listen to snippets of the conversation below, and sign up here to get alerts of our future town halls.  ...