Coinstar Adds NAACP Donation Option on Kiosks Nationwide
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Coinstar, the leader in self-service coin counting, today announced its partnership with the NAACP to enable consumers to donate to NAACP Empowerment Programs at Coinstar® kiosks nationwide. Donations made at the kiosk will support the NAACP’s...
NAACP and Experian Launch Home Preservation Grant to Support African American Homeowners at Risk of Losing Their Homes
COSTA MESA, CA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–The NAACP Empowerment Programs and Experian today announced the launch of a pilot program to assist African American homeowners at risk of losing their homes. The Home Preservation Grant will provide mortgage relief for grant...The NAACP Mourns the Passing of David N. Dinkins, New York City’s First and Only Black Mayor
The NAACP mourns the passing of David N. Dinkins, a lawyer, author, and the 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. “The NAACP is saddened to learn of the passing of David N. Dinkins,” said Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, NAACP. “Winning his election...NAACP | Democracy Still Stands
DETROIT – “Posterity! You will never know how much it costs the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.” These are the words of President John Quincy Adams. Today, the freedom of the people in the state of Michigan has been...NAACP Congratulates Alice Huffman, President and CEO of California Hawaii State Conference, on 20 years of service
The NAACP thanks Alice Huffman for serving her community and the organization for over 20 years as the president of the California Hawaii State Conference. Her accomplishments as the head of the state conference are copious. She played a significant role as an...
Submissions for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Are Now Open
2021 AWARDS CEREMONY TO INCLUDE 21 NEW CATEGORIES IN TELEVISION + STREAMING, RECORDING AND MOTION PICTURE CHANGES TO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC;ONLINE SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON DECEMBER 18TH LOS ANGELES (November XX, 2020) – Today the NAACP announced 21...
NAACP | Voting Rights Cases
In courts across the country, we have seen repeated attempts to delegitimatize our democracy by trying to disenfranchise Black voters. Throughout this election cycle, NAACP branches and units nationwide have been working to strengthen our collective voice in our...NAACP Opposes Trump’s Fifth White Nominee to Segregated Appeals Court, Calls on Judiciary Committee Senators to Refuse to Participate in Hearing
BALTIMORE (November 16, 2020)—Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, issued the following statement in opposition to the nomination of Thomas Kirsch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit:“Today, the NAACP sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary...
NAACP Blast Authorities Lack of Response in Untimely Death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles
(WASHINGTON, DC) — The unusual and untimely death of 15-year old Quawan “Bobby” Charles is heart-wrenching and infuriating. The lack of transparency and urgency put forth by the authorities in Louisiana is a moral failing in the face of a family looking for answers to...
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