Virginia NAACP Condemns Efforts to Name Schools after Confederate Generals The NAACP Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) condemns all efforts to add or retain the names/images of Confederate leaders on public property. Our reasoning is sound: Military leaders of the Confederate States of America took up arms against the United States of America and fought to preserve and expand the peculiar institution of slavery. These hateful, white supremacist ideals should not be memorialized anywhere the public–which...

Virginia NAACP Reports on 2024 Legislative Agenda Ahead of Reconvene Session Today, the NAACP Virginia State Conference (Virginia NAACP) held a press conference to provide a report on our 2024 Legislative Agenda and the Governor’s actions during the General Assembly session. During today’s press conference, Rev. Bailey was joined by Virginia NAACP Region 1 Vice President and Political Action Chair Gaylene Kanoyton, Environmental Climate Justice Chair Karen Campblin, Housing Chair Tracey Hardney-Scott, Ty’Leik...

Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Governor Youngkin’s Office for Violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Today, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (“Virginia NAACP”) filed a lawsuit with the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond against Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Office for violating the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”), Va. Code §§ 2.2-3700 et seq. The Virginia NAACP’s lawsuit details the Governor’s failure to produce any records responsive to the group’s request for public...

Virginia State Conference of the NAACP serves Governor Youngkin’s Office with notice of intent to sue for violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Today, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (“Virginia NAACP”) served Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Office with a notice of intent to sue for violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”), Va. Code §§ 2.2-3700 et seq. The notice was accompanied by a copy of the lawsuit the VA NAACP intends to file detailing the Governor’s failure to produce...

NAACP seeks federal probe of Florida county’s jail system following deathsAPFebruary 1, 2024 Go to Source Author: rss.app

‘Somewhere somebody failed': Families, NAACP call for probe into inmate deaths in jailNBC6February 1, 2024 Go to Source Author: rss.app

NAACP calls on Department of Justice to investigate rash of inmate deaths at Broward jailCBS NewsFebruary 1, 2024 Go to Source Author: rss.app

The NAACP publication that was once a major source of news, poetry and essaysNPRFebruary 1, 2024 Go to Source Author: rss.app

Empowering Black Women In The WorkplaceForbesFebruary 1, 2024 Go to Source Author: rss.app

Andra Day, Daniel Dae Kim and More Discuss Diversity in Hollywood and How Cultural Representation is Key to Box Office SuccessVarietyJanuary 23, 2024 Go to Source Author: rss.app