HRC’s Exposure of Secret NOM Documents Shows Dark Underbelly of Anti-Gay Movement
The Human Rights Campaign exclusively obtained copies of the National Organization for Marriage’s confidential strategy documents. As part of a[…]
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NAACP Leads by Example with Commitment to Clean Energy
The NAACP has joined over 100 religious and community organizations to sign a collaborative energy agreement that demonstrates the Association’s[…]
Read moreStatement by the NAACP on Charges Filed Against George Zimmerman
Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People issued the following statement[…]
Read moreNAACP Speaks Out on Divisive National Organization for Marriage Memo
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous made the following statement on National Organization for Marriage (NOM) strategy memos that[…]
Read moreTax Day Serves as Reminder of Second-Class Citizenship for LGBT Americans
With the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) still on the books and marriage equality a reality in only six[…]
Read moreNAACP Statement Regarding the DOJ’s Rejection of Texas Voter ID Law
The NAACP has released the following statement regarding The U.S. Department of Justice’s rejection of Texas’s voter ID law under[…]
Read moreThousands Rally In Sanford To Demand Justice For Trayvon Martin
Today, the NAACP and thousands of supporters and activists from around the country marched and rallied in Sanford, Florida to[…]
Read moreDon Cornelius – Love, Peace, Soul!
“I had a burning desire to see black people depicted on television in a positive light.” Don Cornelius In 1970,[…]
Read moreNAACP Commends Agreement to Close Chicago Coal Plants
NAACP leaders commended the agreement between Midwest Generation, Chicago officials and environmental groups that will lead to the closure of[…]
Read moreHRC Statement on Virginia’s Overreaching Legislation
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, spoke out strongly against the[…]
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