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As President Biden powerfully stated in last night’s address: we are fighting for the soul of the nation.

Civil Rights Leaders Meet With Biden Following State of Emergency Declaration For Democracy

Photos: Screenshot\Lawyer’s Committee\YouTube WASHINGTON, D.C. – Days after declaring a State of Emergency for democracy in the United States, the nation’s top civil rights ...

Civil Rights Coalition Announce New Scorecard Grading U.S. Senators On Defending Voting Rights

Photos: Twitter WASHINGTON, DC — This week a coalition of civil rights organizations, led by the NAACP, released its first-ever Senate scorecard, which grades ...

defending voting rights

Civil Rights Coalition Announce New Scorecard Grading U.S. Senators On Defending Voting Rights

Photos: Twitter WASHINGTON, DC — This week a coalition of civil rights organizations, led by the NAACP, released its first-ever Senate scorecard, which grades ...

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson has been named co-chair of ADL's Sports Leadership Council.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson Named Co-Chair of ADL Sports Leadership Council

Photos: YouTube New York, NY, October 4, 2021 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson has been ...

COVID. KNOW MORE,’ initiative. “One of the key battles against COVID-19 in our Black communities is winning the information war,

COVID. KNOW MORE Initiative: Facts Are Best Weapon Against Misinformation

Photos: NAACP\YouTube BALTIMORE — Entertainers ranging from hip-hop artists “Offset” and Nicki Minaj, to noted Black Panther film actress Leticia Wright, R&B singer “Tank,” ...

images and videos of U.S. border patrol attacking Haitian refugees with whips

NAACP President: Treatment Of Haitian Refugees “Utterly Sickening”

Photo:Twitter\SBCC NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, released the following statement regarding the images and videos of U.S. border patrol attacking Haitian refugees with ...

incendiary comments made by Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick in an interview with Fox News

NAACP President To Texas Lt. Governor: Stop Scapegoating Black Texans For State’s COVID-19 Surge

Photos: YouTube In the strongest possible terms, the NAACP condemns the incendiary comments made by Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick in an interview with ...

NAACP, ACLU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO and NEA spoke about the urgent necessity to protect the voting rights of African-Americans and othe

National Coalition Of Civil Rights, Labor And Social Justice Groups Announce New Voting Rights Campaign

Photos: NAACP\Twitter WASHINGTON, DC – A coalition of civil rights, labor and social justice organizations including, NAACP, ACLU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, AFT and NEA have ...

Voting is power and voting rights need to protect all Americans, not just certain constituencies,

NAACP Announces New Push To Protect Voting Rights

Photo: YouTube The NAACP has announced a new push designed to call attention to the grave risks that recent developments in Texas pose to ...

Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked deadly havoc upon Black communities nationwide,

NAACP COVID Report: African-Americans Must Stay Vigilant, Stay Informed

Photos: NAACP\YouTube BALTIMORE — The numbers are indisputable: Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked deadly havoc upon Black communities nationwide, and ...

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