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Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn this screengrab, James Lawson accepts the Chairman's Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on...
NAACP Applauds Maryland Governor Wes Moore for Historic Pardon of 175,000+ Cannabis Convictions
NAACP· 2 days 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 ...
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NAACP, More Orgs Respond To South Carolina Removing AP African American Studies Classes From Schools
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEarlier this month, SCDE officials confirmed that their decision was based on a two-year pilot...
Groceries Not Guns buyback event to be held for fourth year
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 4 days agoThe Roanoke Branch NAACP in Partnership with the Roanoke City Police Department and the Quakers are...
'Perilous': Detroit NAACP president calls out Trump's anti-Black record
MSNBC· 2 days agoIn a bid to court Black voters, Donald Trump visited a Black church in Detroit on Saturday and...
NAACP, students file lawsuit over school names in Shenandoah County
CBS19 News Charlottesville· 3 days agoA lawsuit accuses the Shenandoah County School Board of creating an unlawful and discriminatory...
Denzel Washington ‘Wanted to Protect’ Whitney Houston: ‘She Wanted to Be So Tough’
AOL· 14 hours agoDenzel Washington reflected on his time working with the late Whitney Houston and recalled feeling the need to shelter her from the world. "I felt like I always wanted to protect her," the Oscar ...
Akron Black leaders call push to cancel weekend Juneteenth events a political move
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoSeveral of the area's most visible Black community leaders say politics — not safety — guided what...
NAACP calls for 'swift and decisive action' after racist Zoombombing of Newark council meeting
The Newark Post· 5 days agoThe Newark NAACP is calling on city council to take “swift and decisive action” in response to a...