Given the importance of the United States Supreme Court on America as well as the world, we should not rush through any confirmation process because of elections or campaigning. Nor should we confirm an individual simply because he or she has met certain ideological criteria. We need to nominate, and confirm, somebody based on their…
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New post from the NAACP: Oprah Winfrey, NAACP and National Voting Rights Leaders Join Together for National Town Hall: “OWN Your Vote: Our Lives Depend on It” by Marc Banks
Winfrey To Discuss Her New Initiative “OWN Your Vote” with NAACP President and CEO and Other Key Leaders in the Fight for Voting Rights, Focused Specifically on Mobilizing Black Women to Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2020) – Oprah Winfrey and OWN have joined together with the NAACP and national voting rights leaders to host…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Devastated by Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Austyn Ross
September 18, 2020 Washington, DC — Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP issued the following statement tonight on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The NAACP family is devastated by the passing tonight of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg was an incredibly accomplished civil rights lawyer who devoted her…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Launches “Power of 5 – Community Voter Outreach Program” For National Black Voter Day and National Voter Registration Day by Marc Banks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 Media Contact: Grace Gill Qayoumi gqayoumi@skdknick.com 510-853-9034 No-contact canvassing and literature drop program aims to raise awareness of key dates and share information on voting CITY, STATE – On Friday, the NAACP, the nation’s largest and most highly recognized civil rights organization, will launch the Power of 5…
New post from the NAACP: Minnesota Will Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to Registered Voters Due to COVID-19 by Marc Banks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Lynette Kalsnes, ACLU of Minnesota, 612-270-8531, lkalsnes@aclu-mn.org PAUL, Minn. — The state of Minnesota has agreed to mail absentee ballot applications to registered voters for the November general election due to COVID-19. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Minnesota, and Faegre Drinker LLP had sued Minnesota Secretary…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson to Present at the 36th Annual Awards Gala of the Africa-America Institute by Shunkecia Lewis
(NEW YORK, New York – September 18, 2020) – On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, Mr. Derrick Johnson, President & CEO of the NAACP, will participate in the 36th Annual Awards Gala of the Africa-America Institute (AAI). During the Awards Gala, which will be virtual, Mr. Johnson will provide congratulatory remarks during the presentation of the National…
New post from the NAACP: AFSCME, NAACP launch historic partnership to mobilize Black voters by Marc Banks
Partnership kicks off with a joint four-state presidential radio buy on African American radio stations in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina. WASHINGTON – AFSCME and the NAACP launched on Saturday two radio ads which will run in the Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Detroit, Flint, Raleigh, Charlotte and Greensboro markets through election day. Both the AFSCME and…
New post from the NAACP: Dorothy Parker, An Unwavering Legacy. by Marc Banks
For over three decades, the NAACP headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, served as the resting place for Dorothy Parker. Forever etched into the NAACP’s history and legacy, the American poet, writer, critic and satirist was a fierce supporter of civil rights and social justice during a critical era in our nation’s history. At a time when…
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