NAACP Hosted Emergency National Call on White Nationalism
On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, the NAACP hosted a Tele-Town Hall to demand legislative action to combat the rise of gun violence, domestic terrorism, and white supremacy. The event brought leaders and activists together in a conversation on how organizers can fight...
Participants find solace in ancestral tribute during the first day of the Jamestown to Jamestown journey
This week marks 400 years since the first African were forcefully brought to the United States. To memorialize this history, more than 200 African Americans made their way to Virginia, the first leg in a week-long journey retracing the steps of their ancestors dubbed...
NAACP to Host Emergency National Call to Combat Gun Violence, White Supremacy, and Domestic Terrorism
Contact: Marc Banks / [email protected] Contact: Austyn Ross / [email protected] BALTIMORE — In conjunction with partners and allies, the NAACP will host a Tele-Town Hall on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, to demand legislative action to combat the rise of gun...
What’s Trending: Black News Weekly
NBC News: Attorney demands body cam footage of officers on horses leading black man by rope Civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Monday demanded that a Texas police department release body camera footage from an arrest involving two white officers on horses leading a...
NAACP Blasts Recent ICE raids in Mississippi
BALTIMORE (August 8, 2019) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), America’s foremost civil rights organization, and the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP released the following statement in response to the recent ICE raids in...
ACTION ALERT: Senate Must Support Background Checks for Firearms
From mass shootings most recently in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio to street killings throughout our country, dangerously easy access to guns in the U.S. are a major and deadly problem, and one that disproportionally impacts communities of color. Meanwhile, some of...
NAACP Statement on the Passing of Award-Winning Novelist Toni Morrison
Today the NAACP released the following statement on the passing of award-winning novelist, Toni Morrison: Our hearts are heavy over the loss of our sister, Toni Morrison. Morrison, a renowned teacher, professor, and award-winning novelist, revealed the unspoken...
WATCH NOW: NAACP President Responds to El Paso Shooting on CNN
[email protected] thank you for having me on @CNN to discuss the gravity of the issue of #GunViolence in this country. The incidents in #ElPaso and #Dayton were acts of terrorism. We demand real action and policy change. pic.twitter.com/yJp6ivi9My — Derrick Johnson...
President of the NAACP to Tour Detention Centers at the Border in Laredo, Texas
Contact: Trovon Williams / [email protected] BALTIMORE — The president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, will head to Laredo, Texas on August 5, 2019, to meet with spiritual leaders and tour the city’s detention centers. While there, he will detail his account...
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