New post from the NAACP: NAACP to Hold Press Call to Discuss Historic Black Voter Turnout in 2020 Election and Next Steps for Voter Engagement in Georgia by Marc Banks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2020   **NAACP Leadership Available for Interviews**   Baltimore, MD – On Tuesday, November 10 at 3:00PM ET, the NAACP’s President Derrick Johnson will host a virtual press call to discuss the role and impact of the “Black Votes Change Lives” campaign on the historic Black voter turnout in the…

New post from the NAACP: 2020 American Election Eve Poll Finds Coronavirus Pandemic and Racial Justice Among Most Important Issues for African American Voters by Marc Banks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Marc Banks, NAACP, dbanks@naacpnet.org  Elaina Jackson, Fahrenheit Creative Group, LLC, elaina@fcgworks.com Jazmyn Strode, Vera Institute of Justice, jstrode@vera.org Pollster African American Research Collaborative, NAACP, and Vera Institute of Justice Release Findings Highlighting How Black People Voted, Why They Voted and How They Are At The Front of a New Powerful…

New post from the NAACP: Statement on Recent Posts Claiming to be from NAACP by Aba Blankson

NAACP VP of Marketing and Communications @Trovon_Williams comments on recent threatening white nationalist claims on social media. pic.twitter.com/PN76rsfxRn — NAACP (@NAACP) November 6, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Washington, DC (November 5th, 2020) – In recent days, several social media platforms have posted statements purporting that the NAACP has received information about white nationalists groups initiations during the…

New post from the NAACP: Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Demand all Ballots be Counted by Marc Banks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2020 Contact: Marc Banks, NAACP, dbanks@naacpnet.org Lon Walls, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, lwalls@wallscomm.com Phoebe Plagens, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org Rachel Noerdlinger, National Action Network (NAN) rnoerdlinger@mercuryllc.com Teresa Candori, National Urban League, tcandori@nul.org Don Owens, Lawyers Committee, dowens@lawyerscommittee.org   Voting is the cornerstone of democracy in this country….

New post from the NAACP: African American Research Collaborative, NAACP, and Vera Institute of Justice to Host Media Call to Discuss Vote Choice and Motivations of Black Americans Based on Data from the 2020 American Election Eve Poll by Marc Banks

Media Contacts: Elaina Jackson, Fahrenheit Creative Group, LLC, elaina@fcgworks.com Marc Banks, NAACP, dbanks@naccpnet.org Jazmyn Strode, Vera Institute of Justice, jstrode@vera.org   Washington, DC—On Thursday, November 5 at 11:00 AM Eastern, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Vera Institute of Justice (Vera), and African American Research Collaborative (AARC) will host a media…

New post from the NAACP: What Happens When We Mobilize by Marc Banks

We are only a few hours away from the most consequential election in our country’s history – particularly for Black Americans. The challenges confronting the Black community are well documented: police killings, an inadequate response to COVID-19, mass unemployment, systemic racism and voter suppression. Early data shows Black people are turning out in record numbers…

New post from the NAACP: NAACP to Host Two Night Election Coverage Special to Document Black Voter Experience in Pivotal Election Year by Marc Banks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2020   Media Contact: Marc Banks | dbanks@naacpnet.org Interview Request: Austyn Ross | aross@naacpnet.org   “NNPA, BOUNCETV AND TV ONE PARTNER WITH NAACP TO UPLIFT BLACK VOICES”  WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP will present a special election day coverage event on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, starting at 7 pm ET to bring forward timely, relevant, and authentic stories of the…

New post from the NAACP: National Organizations Kick Off ‘Parade to the Polls’ to Encourage Voting, Staying in Line by Austyn Ross

Advancement Project, The Leadership Conference, and NAACP co-host programming in five cities, across nearly 20 locations WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to increase voter turnout and encourage voters to stay in line to cast their early ballots on October 31, 2020, national organizations specializing in racial justice, human and civil rights will co-host a…