NAACP Announces New Chief Financial Officer
The NAACP is pleased to announce that Arlis Whalum will serve as the new Chief Financial Officer for the Finance Department. Whalum will oversee all accounting and finance functions, while providing strategic recommendations that ensures all financial solutions,...
Business summit and city tours encourage year of return visitors to invest in Ghana on Day 4 of Jamestown to Jamestown
The participants of the Jamestown to Jamestown journey continued the Ghanaian leg of their trip by exploring two complementing sectors in Accra, the cultural landmarks and monuments of the city, and the prime opportunities for investment the city, and to a larger...
Anticipation is high as NAACP Delegation embark on Year of Return Journey, Jamestown to Jamestown Day 2
After participating in an ancestral tribute ceremony in the Jamestown, VA area a day prior, close to 300 Jamestown to Jamestown participants were wrought with excitement to begin the next leg of their week-long journey from the U.S. to Ghana. #BeforeTheMayFlower....
NAACP group arrives in Ghana exactly 400 years since first slaves were brought to U.S, Jamestown to Jamestown Day 3
Drummers, dancers and local residents greeted the NAACP delegation at Kotoka International Airport, as the group made their long-awaited arrival for the Year of Return. Local dancers welcome the group to Ghana The excitement was palpable as the group of almost 300...
NAACP Urges US Congress to Impeach President Donald Trump
The delegates to the NAACP National Annual Convention voted unanimously on July 22, 2019, to support an emergency resolution calling for impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump. Specifically, the resolution cited that through his racist, xenophobic,...
NAACP Responds to Firing of Officer Involved in Eric Garner’s Death
The “tragedy” of a job loss will never equate to the loss of life. We cannot undervalue the pain of losing a loved one. The moment we prioritize a job over a human being, we fail as a society. While we believe that the firing of Officer Pantaleo, whom recklessly...
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...
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