There have been two violent assaults on institutions that speak to the power of freedom of speech, but only one of them is securing major…
I believe Klansman John Abarr (pictured) when he says he’s “evolved” from his White supremacist views, after meeting with members of the NAACP in Casper, Wy.,…
Last Friday, a judge denied a preliminary injunction, which would have staved off the state’s voter suppression law, H.B. 589, from this November’s general elections.…
As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 this week, a new fight for voting rights…
The “45TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Two-Hour Special Airs Live on Saturday, February 22 on TV One at 9:00 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) One-Hour…
This is Troy Davis. He was charged for the murder or police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989 and executed in 2011. Davis maintained his innocence…
NAACP President Todd Jealous blasted CNN for not having any African-American anchors in their newly announced prime time news line-up. “As CNN announced their new schedule, a glaring omission was present — no African Americans were hosts or anchors in their prime time lineup,” he said. “The NAACP is deeply concerned with the lack of […]
The first of a series of blogs from NAACP Chairwoman, Roslyn Brock… For the past year, I have had the extraordinary opportunity to carry the banner of the NAACP across this nation as an exemplar of the next generation of necessary leaders. This weekend, we gathered in Hollywood, FL for the 7th Annual NAACP Leadership […]
VIA NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks, who revitalized a faltering NAACP in the 1980s and spent a lifetime championing the nation’s minorities and needy, died Thursday morning. Hooks, 85, passed away at his Nashville, Tenn., home following a long illness, said state Rep. Ulysses Jones. While probably best known for his […]
The NAACP elected a health care executive as its youngest board chairman Saturday, continuing a youth movement for the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Roslyn M. Brock, 44, was chosen to succeed Julian Bond. She had been vice chairman since 2001 and a member of the NAACP for 25 years. Brock works for Bon Secours Health Systems in Maryland as vice president […]
