DETROIT – “Posterity! You will never know how much it costs the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.” These are the words of President John Quincy Adams. Today, the freedom of the people in the state of Michigan has been preserved. Let the votes count…
Tag: NAACP
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Congratulates Alice Huffman, President and CEO of California Hawaii State Conference, on 20 years of service by Marc Banks
The NAACP thanks Alice Huffman for serving her community and the organization for over 20 years as the president of the California Hawaii State Conference. Her accomplishments as the head of the state conference are copious. She played a significant role as an advocate for LGBTQ rights and setting up a task force to bring…
New post from the NAACP: Submissions for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Are Now Open by Marc Banks
2021 AWARDS CEREMONY TO INCLUDE 21 NEW CATEGORIES IN TELEVISION + STREAMING, RECORDING AND MOTION PICTURE CHANGES TO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; ONLINE SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON DECEMBER 18TH LOS ANGELES (November 18, 2020) – Today the NAACP announced 21 new submission categories, along with changes to submission guidelines for the 52nd…
New post from the NAACP: Voting Rights Cases by Shunkecia Lewis
In courts across the country, we have seen repeated attempts to delegitimatize our democracy by trying to disenfranchise Black voters. Throughout this election cycle, NAACP branches and units nationwide have been working to strengthen our collective voice in our democratic process – from registering voters to educating them about different voting methods to fighting voter…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Blast Authorities Lack of Response in Untimely Death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles by Marc Banks
(WASHINGTON, DC) — The unusual and untimely death of 15-year old Quawan “Bobby” Charles is heart-wrenching and infuriating. The lack of transparency and urgency put forth by the authorities in Louisiana is a moral failing in the face of a family looking for answers to a loved one’s suspicious death. The dismissal of the Charles…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Opposes Trump’s Fifth White Nominee to Segregated Appeals Court, Calls on Judiciary Committee Senators to Refuse to Participate in Hearing by Marc Banks
BALTIMORE (November 16, 2020)—Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, issued the following statement in opposition to the nomination of Thomas Kirsch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: “Today, the NAACP sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee strongly opposing the nomination of Thomas Kirsch to the Seventh Circuit…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP President and CEO Releases Statement on the #MillionMAGAMarch Events in Washington DC by Marc Banks
NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, issues statement surrounding events in Washington DC and the dangerous remarks of President Trump: “The egregious comments by President Trump in response to violence and uprising throughout Washington, DC at the conclusion of the #MillionMAGAMarch are incredibly abhorrent. While millions of Americans across this country peacefully protested and marched…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP Seeks to Intervene in Trump Lawsuit in Michigan, Blasts Trump Campaign for Attacking African-American Voters While Undermining Democracy by Marc Banks
(Baltimore, MD) — November 13, 2020 — Today, the Michigan State Conference of the NAACP moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign which seeks to block certification of the Michigan presidential election results. The NAACP seeks to intervene in this case to represent the interests of Black voters in order…
New post from the NAACP: NAACP-Pennsylvania State Conference Fights to Ensure Mail-in Ballots Are Counted by Marc Banks
(WASHINGTON, DC) — The NAACP-Pennsylvania State Conference filed a friend of the court brief today in Trump for President v. Montgomery County Board of Elections to ensure that all valid mail-in and absentee ballots in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania are counted. The Trump campaign is once again trying to use a technicality to prevent voters from exercising their…
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…
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