NAACP | Voting Rights Advances
The NAACP was pleased and proud to see H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act pass the U.S. House of Representatives on December 6, 2019, by a decisive margin of 228 – 187. We must now urge the U.S. Senate to take up and pass this crucial legislation, and not allow...
NAACP Applauds House For Passing H.R.4 to Restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965
“We applaud the House for passing H.R.4 to fully restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and protect the foundational right of every American – to vote and participate in our elections. The Voting Rights Act was one of the most important pieces of legislation for people...
New NAACP Report Highlights Ways Forward from Poverty in the Twin Cities
ST. PAUL, MN (December 7, 2019) – In a new report, the NAACP analyzes the economic conditions of African Americans in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. It examines the impact of historical racism and residential segregation in the Twin Cities and...
NAACP Applauds Announcement of Impeachment Proceedings Against President Donald Trump
BALTIMORE (December 5, 2019) — The NAACP applauds today’s announcement by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi to bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. We wholeheartedly support the call by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to proceed with...
NAACP | Impeachment Inquiry Update
On December 3, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Intelligence Committee released its report entitled “The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report.” The report states that through its hearings, the House Intelligence Committee, in coordination with the...
NAACP Blasts Facebook Unwillingness to Remove Political Propaganda
BALTIMORE (December 4, 2019) – Last month, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, along with several Civil Rights leaders, met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders to discuss concerns regarding Facebook’s policy on political ads. A letter was...
NAACP Statement on Senator Harris Historic Race
Today, the NAACP released the following statement on Senator Kamala Harris ending her 2020 Presidential Race: “Senator Harris has chipped away at a barrier in the of tradition of Shirley Chisholm and Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun by being the third Black woman to run...
Restoring and Strengthening the 1965 VRA
In 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Shelby v. Holder in which the Court decided that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which establishes the formula that is used to determine which states and jurisdictions must comply with preclearance, is...
President Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Next Steps
Now that the House the Intelligence Committee has concluded its public hearings into possibly impeaching President Donald Trump, the inquiry enters a new phase. The intelligence Committee will send a report to the House Judiciary Committee summarizing its findings. ...
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