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‘They’ve lost the plot’: Sherrilyn Ifill sounds off on the far-right Fifth Circuit
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSherrilyn Ifill, former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joins Chris...
The National Civil Rights Museum Announces 33rd Freedom Award Honorees
Skanner· 4 days agoThis is the museum's signature event, which pays tribute to individuals who have shown unwavering commitment to promoting equity and...
South Carolina quietly canceled AP African American Studies. We wanted to know why.
theGrio via AOL· 6 days agoSuperintendent Ellen Weaver. “By excluding specific information and knowledge from the classroom (in...
DeSantis’ Anti-Riot Law Bolstered by Florida Supreme Court (1)
Bloomberg Law· 3 days agoRon DeSantis. The opinion answered a certified question from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The law is clear and “reveals one best meaning” when reading ...
Juneteenth 2024: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
Entertainment Tonight· 5 days agoJuneteenth -- named for and celebrated on June 19 -- commemorates the true ending of slavery in the...
Spike Lee among National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom Award honorees
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAbrams, Kerry Kennedy and Clayborne Carson honored The Baltimore-born Ifill, meanwhile, is a lawyer,...
Xernona Clayton, Spike Lee, Sherrilyn Igill the honorees of 33rd annual 'Freedom Award' by National...
Eyewitness News Memphis· 5 days ago"Exceptional contributions" to civil and human rights is what is necessary to receive a Freedom...
NAACP, Handy Foundation and Netflix Team Up To Support Next Generation of Hair and Makeup Artists
NAACP· 6 days agoCommitted to increasing diverse representation in the entertainment industry, the NAACP and The Handy Foundation have partnered to announce the return of ...
NAACP Applauds Maryland Governor Wes Moore for Historic Pardon of 175,000+ Cannabis Convictions
NAACP· 7 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 ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoOn Wednesday, the nonprofit American Alliance for Equal Rights filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta-based venture capital fund that supports Black women and