NAACP Applauds Bi-partisan House Passage of Pigford II
The NAACP commends Congress for passing a bill that will appropriate $1.25 billion to fund a settlement for African-American farmers[…]
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NAACP and White Point, Inc. Announce Amicable Resolution of Federal Lawsuit
NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous announced an amicable resolution of a federal lawsuit filed by the NAACP and[…]
Read moreNAACP Denounces Lenient Sentence of Oakland BART Police Officer in Deadly Shooting of Unarmed Man
The NAACP denounces the two-year sentence handed down by Judge Robert Perry to Johannes Mehserle, the former Oakland BART police[…]
Read moreNAACP To Call for Comprehensive Education Reform at Daisy Bates Education Summit
The NAACP will be hosting its annual Daisy Bates Education Summit on Dec. 2-4 to honor the late Daisy Bates,[…]
Read moreU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Grants the NAACP’s Motion for Summary Judgment
Recently, the U.S. District Court of New Jersey granted the NAACP’s motion for summary judgment in a disparate impact case[…]
Read moreNAACP Supporter & Philanthropist John Kluge Passes at Age 95
Longtime friend of NAACP named “Richest Man in America” by Forbes in 1987; donated more than $500 million to Columbia[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns the Passing of Scholar, Mentor, & Friend Dr. Ron Walters
Prominent professor on race and ethnicity served as mentor to many in NAACP, including President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous[…]
Read moreNAACP President & CEO Jealous Asks Mississippi Governor Barbour to Pardon Two Sisters
NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous requested a pardon from Governor Haley Barbour Tuesday for two sisters incarcerated since[…]
Read moreNAACP Deeply Disappointed in Ruling in the Evidentiary Hearing of Troy Davis
The NAACP is deeply disappointed in the decision by a Georgia federal district judge who ruled that death row inmate[…]
Read moreNAACP Demands New Trial & Applauds Dissenting Opinion of Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice in Case
The North Carolina and Georgia State Conferences of the NAACP, joined by the National NAACP, will hold a press conference[…]
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