BALTIMORE (August 8, 2019) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), America’s foremost civil rights organization, and the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP released the following statement in response to the recent...
From mass shootings most recently in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio to street killings throughout our country, dangerously easy access to guns in the U.S. are a major and deadly problem, and one that disproportionally impacts communities of color. Meanwhile,...
Today the NAACP released the following statement on the passing of award-winning novelist, Toni Morrison: Our hearts are heavy over the loss of our sister, Toni Morrison. Morrison, a renowned teacher, professor, and award-winning novelist, revealed the unspoken...
.@donlemon thank you for having me on @CNN to discuss the gravity of the issue of #GunViolence in this country. The incidents in #ElPaso and #Dayton were acts of terrorism. We demand real action and policy change. pic.twitter.com/yJp6ivi9My — Derrick Johnson...
Contact: Trovon Williams / TrWilliams@naacpnet.org BALTIMORE — The president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, will head to Laredo, Texas on August 5, 2019, to meet with spiritual leaders and tour the city’s detention centers. While there,...
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