NAACP Outraged by Supreme Court’s Decision on Unlimited Corporate Spending
The NAACP has released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Montana’s longstanding state law restricting corporate[…]
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Turning Point for Marriage Equality: Federal Appeals Court Declines to Rehear Prop 8 Decision
In an announcement that could either lead to a return to marriage equality in California or a historic case before[…]
Read moreSecretary of Defense Leon Panetta Releases Historic Pride Video Message
The Human Rights Campaign is commending U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for releasing a historic video message to members[…]
Read moreNAACP Joins Lawsuit to Defend Mercury and Air Toxics Standards from Industry Attack
On June 13th, a federal court granted the national NAACP permission to intervene in a lawsuit and help defend the[…]
Read moreNAACP Commends President Obama on Immigration Executive Order
The NAACP commended President Barack Obama on his executive order to defer deportation of promising youth and students eligible[…]
Read moreStudent Loan Debt Crushing College Dreams
Marc Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Higher education can’t be a luxury, it is an economic imperative that[…]
Read moreHouse Republicans Exclude LGBT Victims from Violence Against Women Act
The Human Rights Campaign is condemning a highly partisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, where GOP lawmakers just passed[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Statement on Omaha’s LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is condemning a[…]
Read moreIn Landmark Move, NAACP Board Endorses Marriage Equality
On the heels of President Obama’s historic support for marriage equality and subsequent polling on the issue among African-Americans, the[…]
Read moreRemarks from NAACP Press Conference on Marriage Equality
NAACP leaders including Chairman Roslyn M. Brock and President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous held a press conference on Ma21st to discuss[…]
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