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WFAE: Rock Hill Police, NAACP Leader Call For Patience Amid Investigation Into Brothers’ Arrests

WFAE: Rock Hill Police, NAACP Leader Call For Patience Amid Investigation Into Brothers' Arrests

The president of the Rock Hill NAACP in South Carolina joined with local clergy members, the city’s mayor and police chief, and the York County sheriff on Wednesday to urge…

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Published 07/08/2021
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NBC News: Local NAACP leaders’ news briefings with police prompt criticism

NBC News: Local NAACP leaders' news briefings with police prompt criticism

Police Chief Chris Watts and Mayor John Gettys urged calm. They were joined in spreading that message by the local leader of an organization that historically has served as an…

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Published 07/08/2021
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Arkansas Online: US Sues Georgia over Voting Law

Arkansas Online: US Sues Georgia over Voting Law

The NAACP and civil rights leaders such as Stacey Abrams applauded the step. NAACP President Derrick Johnson said Georgia’s law was a “blatant assault on the American people’s most fundamental…

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Published 07/08/2021
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Salt Lake Tribune: ‘Mormon Land’: NAACP president discusses the unlikely alliance with his new friend: the LDS Church

Salt Lake Tribune: ‘Mormon Land’: NAACP president discusses the unlikely alliance with his new friend: the LDS Church

In an unexpected and bold move, President Russell M. Nelson announced a partnership with the NAACP in 2018 — just days before The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…

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Published 07/08/2021
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Bloomberg: Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22 1/2 Years in Prison for George Floyd’s Murder

Bloomberg: Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22 1/2 Years in Prison for George Floyd's Murder

Friday’s sentence is a mere beginning, national NAACP president Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “While George Floyd’s murderer was held accountable in court, we know that no amount of…

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Published 07/08/2021
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NBC News: Police reform negotiations in Congress are teetering on collapse. Cops may be to blame

NBC News: Police reform negotiations in Congress are teetering on collapse. Cops may be to blame

While the most hard-line activists on the left were unsatisfied, civil rights groups deemed the compromise a good first step even if they wanted more accountability for police. NAACP President…

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Published 07/08/2021
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CNN: Tensions rise in policing talks as negotiations hit a delicate phase

CNN: Tensions rise in policing talks as negotiations hit a delicate phase

On Monday, the NAACP, along with a number of other civil rights groups, took the notable step of releasing statements singling out some law enforcement groups as trying to dilute…

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Published 07/08/2021
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New York Times: Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Dealing Blow to Biden and Democrats

New York Times: Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Dealing Blow to Biden and Democrats

All 50 G.O.P. senators opposed the sweeping elections overhaul, leaving a long-shot bid to eliminate the filibuster as Democrats’ best remaining hope to enact legal changes. Read entire article from…

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Published 07/08/2021
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The Guardian: NAACP President: Protecting Voting Rights is the Only Way to Make US Government Work for the People

Protecting voting rights is the only way to make US government work for the people

Just weeks after a deeply unrepresentative US Senate voted down establishing a commission to investigate one of the most significant attacks on our democracy on 6 January, 50 senators who…

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Published 07/08/2021
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Why Canceling Student Loan Debt is CRITICAL for Black Borrowers – YTY Live

TYT’s the Conversation: Why Canceling Student Loan Debt is Critical for Black Borrowers

Interim National Director for Youth & College Division at the NAACP Wisdom Cole speaks with Cenk Uygur on The Conversation about how black borrowers are most impacted by student loan…

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Published 07/08/2021
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