Oprah Winfrey, NAACP and National Voting Rights Leaders Join Together for National Town Hall: “OWN Your Vote: Our Lives Depend on It”
Winfrey To Discuss Her New Initiative “OWN Your Vote” with NAACP President and CEO and Other Key Leaders in the Fight for Voting Rights, Focused Specifically on Mobilizing Black Women to Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2020) – Oprah Winfrey and OWN have joined...
NAACP Devastated by Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 18, 2020 Washington, DC — Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP issued the following statement tonight on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The NAACP family is devastated by the passing tonight of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader...
NAACP Launches “Power of 5 – Community Voter Outreach Program” For National Black Voter Day and National Voter Registration Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 Media Contact: Grace Gill Qayoumi [email protected] 510-853-9034 No-contact canvassing and literature drop program aims to raise awareness of key dates and share information on voting CITY, STATE – On Friday, the NAACP,...
Minnesota Will Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to Registered Voters Due to COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, [email protected] Kalsnes, ACLU of Minnesota, 612-270-8531, [email protected] PAUL, Minn. — The state of Minnesota has agreed to mail absentee ballot applications to...
Inroads to Justice: From Protest to Policy
When 2020 began, few could have imagined what this year would entail. From COVID-19 to racial injustice and civil uprisings to protecting our elections’ integrity, if there ever was a time that underscored the importance of collective action, and the significance of...
NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson to Present at the 36th Annual Awards Gala of the Africa-America Institute
(NEW YORK, New York – September 18, 2020) – On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, Mr. Derrick Johnson, President & CEO of the NAACP, will participate in the 36th Annual Awards Gala of the Africa-America Institute (AAI). During the Awards Gala, which will be virtual, Mr....
AFSCME, NAACP launch historic partnership to mobilize Black voters
Partnership kicks off with a joint four-state presidential radio buy on African American radio stations in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina. WASHINGTON – AFSCME and the NAACP launched on Saturday two radio ads which will run in the Milwaukee,...
Dorothy Parker, An Unwavering Legacy.
For over three decades, the NAACP headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, served as the resting place for Dorothy Parker. Forever etched into the NAACP’s history and legacy, the American poet, writer, critic and satirist was a fierce supporter of civil rights and social...
Civil Rights Leaders Conclude 2020 Virtual March on Washington, Amplifying Call for Police Accountability and Voter Mobilization
CONTACT: Nicole Randle, [email protected] FOR INTERVIEW REQUEST CONTACT: Marc Banks, [email protected], (410) 580-5701 Virtual programming on 57th anniversary of March on Washington convened politicians, activists, and performers to advance a bold Black...
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