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Showing posts with label NAACP. Show all posts
Saturday, May 11, 2024

NAACP Leads Call for Presidential Pardon of Marilyn Mosby

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The NAACP led 14 civil rights organizations in sending a  letter  to President Joe Biden requesting a presidential pardon of former Balt...
Sunday, April 21, 2024

NAACP Calls for DOJ Investigation into Suspicious Death of Mississippi Black Man

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The  NAACP sent  a letter  to the Department of Justice urging an investigation into the suspicious death of 37 year-old Jackson, Missi...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

NAACP Inks Four-Book Deal with Amistad

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The NAACP, the storied civil rights organization, has inked a deal with Amistad, the HarperCollins imprint and the country's oldest tr...
Monday, March 11, 2024

NAACP Urges Black Student Athletes to Reconsider PWI Universities in Florida

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The NAACP has sent a letter to current and prospective members of the NCAA, calling for Black student athletes to reconsider their decisio...
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

CBS and the NAACP Developing New Soap Opera Centering on Black Family

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CBS Studios and NAACP Venture announced they are developing a new daytime drama series for the CBS Television Network titled “The Gates,”...
Sunday, March 03, 2024

NAACP Supports Reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

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On Febrary 29, 2024 Sen. Raphael Warnock (GA) reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill, which the NAACP has sig...
Friday, February 02, 2024

NAACP statement on the Passing of Radio Icon and Activist Joe Madison

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NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson released the following statement on the passing of Joe Madison. It is with a heavy heart that I ...
Sunday, October 08, 2023

NAACP Opens Powershift Entrepreneur Grant Applications

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The NAACP, in conjunction with Daymond John, Medium Rare, and The Shark Group , has launched applications for the fourth annual  NAACP P...
Sunday, July 30, 2023

Watch Vice President Harris in a Conversation at the NAACP Annual Convention

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Watch the full remarks by Vice President Harris during a moderated conversation at the NAACP 114th annual convention. A conversation in w...
Monday, July 10, 2023

NAACP Launches ‘Diversity No Matter What’ Pledge for Colleges and Universities

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The NAACP calls on more than 1,600 U.S. public and private colleges and universities with selective admissions processes to commit to ...
Thursday, June 29, 2023

NAACP Condemns SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued extreme decisions reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action. The court'...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

NAACP Urges Biden Administration to Address Student Debt Crisis and Fulfill Promises to Black America

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NAACP sent an open letter to President Joe Biden emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive student debt relief and calling for him to ...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida

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The NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory comes in direct response to Gov...
Saturday, April 22, 2023

NAACP Files Lawsuit in Response to Passage of Unconstitutional Legislation in Mississippi

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The NAACP Office of General Counsel and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...
Monday, April 17, 2023

NAACP Supports Lawmakers Now Reinstated to Tennessee House of Representatives

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On Thursday, April 6, Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representa...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Florida chapter of NAACP calls for travel advisory due to concerns about 'anti-Black legislation'

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The state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is calling on national leaders to impose a travel advi...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

NAACP Statement on DOJ Louisville Police Report

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Following the release of a Department of Justice report finding a pattern of unconstitutional behavior by routinely using excessive force ...
Wednesday, February 08, 2023

NAACP Responds To Biden’s Second State Of The Union Address

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Following President Biden's second State of the Union address to Congress, NAACP President & CEO, Derrick Johnson released this st...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

NAACP Condemns Gov. DeSantis' Decision to Reject AP Course on African American Studies

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The NAACP Director of Education Innovation and Research Ivory Toldson released the following statement condemning Gov. DeSantis' Decis...
Sunday, January 08, 2023

NAACP AND BET ANNOUNCE “54TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” TO AIR LIVE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 ON BET

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The NAACP and BET announced that the “54th NAACP Image Awards” will broadcast LIVE on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM (live ET/PT...