Election Protection: A Call to Action for the Black Community
“The Vote is the most important non-violent tool we have.” The Honorable Congressman John Lewis During the first presidential candidates’[…]
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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[…]
Read moreInroads 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[…]
Read moreNAACP Sues Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service to Restore Reliable Mail Delivery Ahead of November Elections
The NAACP filed suit in the United States District Court of Washington, D.C. against the United States Postal Service and[…]
Read moreNAACP Issues Rebuke of Facebook’s Failure to Stem Militia Groups Organizing on Platform in Wake of Kenosha Uprising
Facebook’s recent failure to extinguish the self-proclaimed militia groups organizing on its platform, including a group called the Kenosha Guard,[…]
Read moreNAACP Joins Condemnation of Attacks on Organization’s Efforts to Identify & Combat White Supremacy
The Republican National Convention adopted a resolution “refuting the legitimacy of the Southern Poverty Law Center to identify hate groups.”[…]
Read moreCivil Rights Leaders Issue Statement on Armed White Militia Violence Against Protesters and Police Camaraderie with Militia Members
On August 27th… Leading national racial justice organizational leaders issued a joint statement on armed white militia violence and police[…]
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NAACP Mourns the Death of Civil Rights Icon, Congressman John Lewis
The NAACP mourns the passing of Congressman John Lewis, a resounding civil rights giant. He fought harder and longer than[…]
Read moreNAACP Responds to Voter ID Veto Override in Arkansas
On April 1st, the House overrode Governor Mike Beebe’s veto of new voter ID legislation, 52-45. The veto was overridden[…]
Read moreNAACP Celebrates Passage of Death Penalty Repeal in Maryland
The NAACP released the following statement in response to the passage of a bill repealing the death penalty by the[…]
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