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NAACP president gives account of Saturday’s alleged Juneteenth Freedom Walk harassment
Dakota News Now· 7 hours agoWednesday marks the federal holiday “Juneteenth,” on the day in 1865 when the last slaves in the...
NAACP calls for 'swift and decisive action' after racist Zoombombing of Newark council meeting
The Newark Post· 4 days agoThe Newark NAACP is calling on city council to take “swift and decisive action” in response to a...
Revitalized NAACP Brings Juneteenth Celebration, Representation To Community
The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record· 1 day agoSuetta Freeman and Gene Kilby grew up around community activism. Now, the duo is using that energy...
The Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against School Board Ruling To Reinstate Confederate Leaders’ Names
Blavity via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe NAACP Virginia State Conference and others have filed a federal lawsuit against the decision to...
Bulletin board: Film and more to mark Juneteenth in Reading [updated]
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoEditor’s note: The Wyomissing Public Library has postponed its program on courts until the fall. The NAACP and the Reading Film Office are holding a weeklong Juneteenth celebration ...
NAACP Applauds Maryland Governor Wes Moore for Historic Pardon of 175,000+ Cannabis Convictions
NAACP· 21 hours agoToday, in a historic move to advance criminal justice reform, Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) signed executive action pardoning 175,000 Maryland residents with low-level cannabis convictions. The ...
'Perilous': Detroit NAACP president calls out Trump's anti-Black record
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn a bid to court Black voters, Donald Trump visited a Black church in Detroit on Saturday and...
NAACP Threatens Airline With Potential Travel Advisory Over Discrimination Claims
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has advocated for civil...
Akron Black leaders call push to cancel weekend Juneteenth events a political move
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoSeveral of the area's most visible Black community leaders say politics — not safety — guided what...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 hours agoLike many Americans around the country who are angry and saddened about the shooting that killed 19 children and two adults, including a teacher in Texas yesterday, the NAACP