HuffPost: Philadelphia’s First Openly Gay Deputy Sheriff Found Dead Ahead Of Pride Parade Philadelphia’s first openly gay deputy sheriff...
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‘When They See Us’ Reminds Us To Turn Our Anger into Action
In 1990, five teenage boys referred to as the “Central Park Five” were sentenced to prison for a heinous crime they did not commit. The basis...
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Wear Orange to Raise Awareness for Gun Violence
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. On average, 100 Americans are killed with guns each day, and many of the victims are young and...
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U.S. House passes relief for Dreamers and TPS/DED holders
On June 4, 2019, the U.S. House passed, by a bipartisan margin of 237 yeas to 187 nays, H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. This bill...
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NAACP Preps Rally, Trains Volunteer Ahead of 110th National Convention
Media Contact: Austyn Ross/[email protected], Aba Blankson/[email protected]/443-462-7319 NAACP members at 109th Convention in San...
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NAACP President: “Congress must make election security a top priority”
NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, issued the following statement after a report detailed Russian intent to sow discord in U.S....
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NAACP President and CEO Addresses Graduates at STCL Houston Commencement
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson gave an inspiring commencement address at his alma mater, South Texas College of Law Houston, on May,...
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What’s Trending: Black News Recap
Refinery29: From Midnight Raids to Same-Sex Marriage: What’s Changed in the 50 Years Since Stonewall Duberman’s Stonewall tells the...
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NAACP to Host 110th National Convention in Detroit
NAACP to Highlight 110 Years of Civil Rights History, and the Current Fight for Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Economic Opportunity,...
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Call both your US Senators! The Violence Against Women Act needs to be updated and strengthened
On 4-4-19, the House passed, by a bipartisan margin of 263 yeas to 158 nays, H.R. 1585, a bill to reauthorize, or update, and strengthen the...
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