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

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

Virginia NAACP and Students Sue the Shenandoah County School Board A new lawsuit alleges the Shenandoah County School Board violated the US Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Educational Opportunity Act by reinstating Confederate school names.On May 9, 2024, the School Board approved renaming Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School to their prior Confederate names, Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School. The three namesake Confederate leaders –...

Virginia NAACP Condemns Shenandoah County School Board’s Decision to Name Public Schools after War Heroes of the Confederate States of America On Thursday, May 9, 2024 the Shenandoah County School Board upheld “Lost Cause” ideals by renaming Mountain View High and Honey Run Elementary, Stonewall Jackson and Turner-Lee respectively. Confederate military leaders, Brigadier General Turner Ashby, Jr., General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and General Robert E. Lee, all fought valiantly as citizens of the Confederate States...

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