NAACP Statement on Unjust Killing of Rayshard Brooks
27-year old Rayshard Brooks was killed by an Atlanta Police officer on the evening of Friday, June 12, 2020. In light of this development, the NAACP released the following statement: From Derrick Johnson, President & CEO, NAACP: “Our prayers go out to the family and friends of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks of Atlanta, GA. It is unconscionable that a country still feeling the sting of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, would be sitting here addressing another wound dealt to us by the those who have sworn...
NAACP Issues Statement on Corporate Social Responsibility
Since our founding, the NAACP has been dedicated to informing the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and seeking its elimination. We are appreciative of the commitment and support from corporations to the NAACP in our fight for racial and social justice. Over the last 20 years, the NAACP has engaged in partnerships that promote corporate social responsibility through our corporate scorecards, which evaluates a corporation’s commitment and efforts towards creating an inclusive work culture, as well...
RECAP: NAACP Hosted Virtual Town Hall Featuring Former Vice President Joe Biden and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge
Listen to the Full Recording BALTIMORE (June 11, 2020)— The NAACP hosted a virtual town hall with the former vice president, Joe Biden, and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge. Television journalist Ed Gordon moderated the hour-long conversation, which centered on the global public health crisis and incidents of hate crimes that America has wrestled with for decades. Throughout the discussion, Joe Biden and Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) hit on hot-button topics, such as the economy, reparations, and policing in this...
NAACP to Host Virtual Town Hall About Systemic Racism Featuring Former Vice President Joe Biden and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge
Baltimore (June 8, 2020) – NAACP, in partnership with Ed Gordon Media, will host a Virtual Town Hall featuring Former Vice President Joe Biden, and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) on Wednesday, June 10 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. They will discuss the global public health crisis and incidents of hate crimes which have laid bare for many the disparities and systemic racism present throughout our nation. The conversation will be moderated by Journalist Ed Gordon and will provide an...
NAACP Hosts Emergency Virtual Town Hall: A Nation in Peril
Baltimore (June 3, 2020) – The NAACP will host an Emergency Virtual Town Hall addressing the recent acts of police brutality against black lives on Wednesday, July 3 at 8PM ET/ 5 PM PT. Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many other Black lives lost to police brutality means holding police departments accountable for their role in terrorizing our neighborhoods, bringing an end to the criminalization of Black skin, and dismantling the systems that perpetuate racism, domestic terrorism, and unjust...
Joint Statement by NAACP and The Links, Incorporated on Collective Outrage Regarding the Police Murder of George Floyd and other Victims of Law Enforcement
Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2020) – The NAACP and The Links, Incorporated are releasing a joint statement to express their strong support of the collective outrage and calls for policing reform expressed by residents all over the country in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others at the hands of current or former law enforcement officers. The nationwide protests represent the anger, pain, fear, and distrust directed toward...
The NAACP Issues Statement Following the Announcement of Donations from Several Companies
“In these challenging times, social justice and human rights advocacy require robust engagement in fighting systemic racism and oppression against Black and Brown communities. In our pursuit of justice for Black people, eliminating discrimination is critical to creating a better world. On a global scale, we must acknowledge and fix these ills to secure the political, educational, social, and economic rights of our community. The generous contributions of Verizon, Gap, Billie Inc. and countless others to...
Urge U.S. Senate to pass (H.R. 6800) HEROES Act
The Coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating toll on every American’s lives and on our livelihoods and on our way of life. Furthermore, the pandemic has exposed many of the problems and dangers of our nation’s inequalities, such as the racial wealth gap, the digital divide, weaknesses and challenges to our education system, problems in our criminal justice system, employment and the health care disparities to name a few. This includes how these inequalities exacerbate our attempts to make our nation whole...
An Update from NAACP: Our Demands
Our oppression has reached its boiling point. The uprisings we’re witnessing in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, Oakland, Washington D.C. and many other cities across the U.S. are a direct consequence of the racism, bigotry, violence, and subjugation against Black people that has festered in this country for far too long. The murder of George Floyd, and the subsequent lack of accountability by the police, has set into motion what can only be described as a moment...
NAACP Delivers Scathing Message in Response to President Trump’s Tweets Labeling Citizens “Thugs”
Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, NAACP issued the following statement regarding the disparaging remarks President Trump recently tweeted: “President’s Trump use of the derogatory term, ‘Thug,’ and his provocation of violence toward Black American citizens is yet another vile attempt to degrade and cause material harm to our community. Time after time, he has proven his incompetence and inability to unify this country when we are under duress. His reckless response is a deterrent and agitator to the progression...