“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” – William Comey, CIA Director (1981) Nearly 40 years later, the words of William Comey, CIA director still resound as we sit just weeks away from a moment of reckoning for our Democracy. Here’s one thing we know for certain,…
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New post from the NAACP: NAACP Launches Next Phase of Critical Voter Mobilization Campaign as Early Voting Kicks Off Across the Country by Marc Banks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2020 Contact: Alaina Berner aberner@skdknick.com The Seven-Figure Digital and Radio Campaign is Part of the “Black Voices Change Lives” Volunteer Initiative to Mobilize Infrequent Black Voters in Battleground States BALTIMORE – Today the NAACP, the nation’s largest and most highly recognized civil rights organization, launched the next phase of its…
New post from the NAACP: Hello Alice And The NAACP Announce A Long-Term Partnership To Deploy Over Four Million Dollars In Grants And Resources Through The Black-Owned Business Center by Marc Banks
Small business owners are invited to apply for grants ranging from $10k to $25k to support business growth HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As part of a continued commitment to uplift New Majority-owned small businesses across the United States, Hello Alice has joined forces with the NAACP to create the Black-owned Business Center to ensure the growth and advancement of small business owners. The center…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Appalled at Hostile Characterization of Peaceful Protest as “Race and Violence” in Upcoming Presidential Debate by Marc Banks
Washington, D.C. — The NAACP released the following statement regarding the hostile characterization of the protests–Race and Violence in Our Cities–in the upcoming presidential debate. The mischaracterization of what transpired in this country over the last several months creates a false and dangerous narrative around what democracy looks like in America. The current framing steers…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Condemns Trump Nomination to Supreme Court as Illegitimate and a Fundamental Abuse of Power by Marc Banks
BALTIMORE (September 26, 2020)—Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, issued the following statement regarding Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: “The NAACP condemns Donald Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court as illegitimate and contrary to the best interests of the country. Coming…
New post from the NAACP: Addressing the Black Student Debt Crisis by Austyn Ross
Baltimore, MD (September 21, 2020) – The NAACP will host a Virtual press conference on Monday, September 28 at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. The student debt crisis has had a disproportionate impact on Black borrowers and their families. Across all racial groups, Black borrowers hold the most student loan debt despite also…
New post from the NAACP: Judge Rules That Census Must Not be Rushed; Victory for Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments by Marc Banks
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to halt its rush to end the 2020 Census, extending deadline for counting to October 31. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2020 Contact Abraham Paulos, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, abraham@baji.org, 773-425-6944 Mireya Navarro, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, mireya.navarro@nyu.edu, 646-925-8760…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP to Host Conversation with Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris by Marc Banks
On Friday, September 25, the NAACP will host a conversation with Vice Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris. Moderated by CNN Commentator Angela Rye, the event will include Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, and Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO, and other leaders. Senator Harris will discuss the national reckoning…
New post from the NAACP: Civil Rights Leaders Issue Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy and the Supreme Court’s Critical Role in Protecting Civil Rights by Marc Banks
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Contacts Phoebe Plagens, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., 212.965.2235, pplagens@naacpldf.org Don Owens, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 202.934-1880, dowens@lawyerscommittee.org Marc Banks, NAACP, 443.608.4073, dbanks@naacpnet.org Rachel Noerdlinger, National Action Network, 212.681.1380, rnoerdlinger@mercuryllc.com Lon Walls, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, 301.996.1669, lwalls@wallscomm.com Teresa Candori, National Urban League, 212.558.5362, tcandori@nul.org…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Denounces Decision to Indict One Police Officer in Connection to the Murder of Breonna Taylor by Marc Banks
Washington, D.C. — The NAACP released the following statement regarding Louisville city official’s decision to indict one police officer in connection with the murder of Breonna Taylor: The injustice we’re witnessing at this moment can be sensed throughout the nation. Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s failure to bring substantial charges against the officers who murdered…
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