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Michigan Local NAACP Chapter To March In Memorial Day Parade After Ban Overturned

The NAACP was excluded from the Greater Muskegon Memorial Day Parade due to a ban on political groups.
05/26/2023

Martin Luther King’s Daughter Bernice King Responds To Sen. Ted Cruz's Criticism Of NAACP Florida Advisory

The civil rights organization warns that Florida has become ‘hostile’ toward Black people.
05/23/2023

The NAACP Is Warning Against Traveling To Florida, And Wants You To Understand Why

The state is ‘hostile’ toward people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals, the organization says.
05/22/2023

NAACP Issues Warning That Debt Ceiling Impasse Could Negatively Impact Black People

President Derrick Johnson said that recent “proposals are designed to play on racist stereotypes masquerading as sound policy.”
05/18/2023

NAACP Accuses Minneapolis Police of Spying In Lawsuit

The city’s police department is being accused of creating fake social media accounts to spy on Black activists.
04/27/2023

Why The Florida NAACP Is Advising Black People To Avoid The State

"Misrepresenting the reality of our history promotes ignorance and apathy,” Florida State Conference Chair Adora Obi Nweze said in a statement.
03/29/2023

NAACP To Lead Rally Outside Supreme Court for Student Loan Cancellation

The NAACP and more than 20 other groups will make their case outside the high court as it hears two relevant cases.
02/23/2023

NAACP Demands Action Against White Supremacist Violence Following Sentencing Of Buffalo Shooter

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, also called out Fox News.
02/16/2023

Former North Carolina NAACP President Rev. Anthony Spearman Died By Suicide

The 71-year-old was found dead in his home.
02/15/2023

Leonard ‘Raheem’ Taylor Is Blocked From Having A Spiritual Advisor At His Scheduled Execution

The Missouri man has long maintained his innocence in this controversial death penalty case.
02/07/2023

Mississippi Environmental Regulator Denies NAACP's Jackson Water Discrimination Claim

Mississippi’s ‘racist funding policies’ are at the root of the majority-Black city’s water crisis, says the civil rights organization.
01/09/2023