NAACP Veteran Maxine Atkins Smith to Receive Honorary Degree for Civil Rights and Education Work
Maxine Atkins Smith, a long-time civil rights activist and 47-year member of the NAACP, will receive a Doctor of Humane[…]
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Former Republican Solicitor General Will Defend Discrimination for House Republican Leadership
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, strongly criticized the House Republican[…]
Read moreNAACP Opens Financial Freedom Center to Provide Financial Education And Combat Discrimination
The NAACP announced the opening of the NAACP Financial Freedom Center, the next phase of a groundbreaking agreement with Wells[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Lauds Introduction of Uniting American Families Act
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, lauded the introduction of[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Applauds Arkansas Supreme Court Decision Overturning Adoption Ban
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed the Arkansas Supreme[…]
Read moreNAACP Florida State Conference Opposes Florida Voter Suppression Bill Passed by the State House
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced support for the NAACP Florida State Conference in its[…]
Read moreHHS Announces Further Efforts In Support of LGBT Health
On the heels of a report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for more federal research and data[…]
Read moreNAACP Tackles African American HIV/AIDS Crisis
The NAACP issues a call to action to the faith community to champion the importance of HIV testing and prevention[…]
Read moreFederal Report Demonstrates Need for Research and Data on LGBT Health
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report shows in stunning clarity the need for more federal research and data collection on[…]
Read moreNAACP Names Frankie Muse Freeman 96th Spingarn Medalist
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Board of Directors announced that attorney Frankie Muse Freeman will[…]
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