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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Guardian: NAACP President: 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…
Why Canceling Student Loan Debt is CRITICAL for Black Borrowers – YTY Live
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…