On December 18, 2018, the U.S. Senate passed, by a vote of 87 yeas to 12 nays, its version of the First Step Act, legislation which begins to...

This story is one that meets at the intersection of sex-trafficking and mass incarceration. Cyntoia Brown has been imprisoned since she was 16...

Urges lawmakers to continue to work in a bipartisan manner on genuine criminal justice reform MEDIA CONTACT: Malik Russell/...

Leaders, activists, and organizers join in a candid conversation about #livingwhileblack,  justice reform, protecting our vote, Facebook and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2018 CONTACTS: [email protected] or Malik Russell: [email protected] Derrick Johnson, President...

BALTIMORE(December 17, 2019)–NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, will lead a digital protest, #LogOutFacebook tomorrow,...

BALTIMORE—(December 16, 2018) The NAACP President Derrick Johnson issued the following statement regarding Prada’s recent advertisement:...

Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO, and Eris Sims, NAACP Chief of Staff, visited the West African country of Ghana, ahead of preparations...

After 16 years, more than 6 bills, strong bipartisan support, and countless hours of letter-writing campaigns and advocacy, the U.S. House and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: [email protected] December 13, 2018   WASHINGTON, DC — Today, nine leading national civil rights and racial...