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NAACP breaks 116-year tradition by not inviting Trump to national convention: ‘Waste of our time’

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, more commonly known as the NAACP, has broken a 116-year tradition in an unprecedented move against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization announced on Monday it has decided not to invite Trump to its annual convention for the first time since its founding. “For 116 years, the NAACP has invited the sitting president of the United States to address the NAACP National Convention — […]

todayJune 16, 2025

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NAACP lawsuit says Department of Education is ‘intentionally discriminating’ against Black Americans with anti-DEI orders

The NAACP is challenging the Trump administration in a new federal lawsuit that accuses the U.S. Department of Education of violating the civil rights of Black American students with its broad anti-DEI policies. In the lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, joined by the Legal Defense Fund, targets the DOE’s threat to withhold federal funding from school districts if they do not eliminate a range of programs and curriculums designed to foster racial […]

todayApril 16, 2025

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris to receive Chairman’s Award at NAACP Image Awards

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is set to be honored at this year’s NAACP Image Awards, a month after leaving office and amid continued questions about what is next for her political career. Harris, America’s first woman, Black and South Asian vice president, will receive the civil rights organization’s Chairman’s Award at the 56th annual ceremony celebrating Black achievement across various industries. The Chairman’s Award is presented each year to an individual who excels in public service and “leverages their […]

todayFebruary 17, 2025

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NAACP President: With two weeks until Inauguration Day, we’re calling on Biden to take urgent action

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio In 2020, when he was officially declared as the next president of the United States, Joe Biden sent a clear message to Black America: I have your back. Now, with less than two weeks to go until Inauguration Day, President Biden still has the opportunity to cement his progressive legacy, and deliver on three critical promises he made to our community. First, […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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NAACP president says Harris’ DNC nomination reflects ‘what is in store for the future’

Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and woman of color to receive the presidential nomination from a major political party, walks into a historic Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sources close to the delegate count say Harris amassed slightly more votes than President Joe Biden’s 3,900 delegates before he exited the presidential race last month. “You think about what is in store for the future,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson told theGrio ahead of his Monday evening […]

todayAugust 20, 2024 1

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Virginia NAACP sues school board for reinstating confederate names

The Virginia NAACP sued a county school board Tuesday over its reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, accusing it of embracing segregationist values and subjecting Black students to a racially discriminatory educational environment. The school board in Shenandoah County voted 5-1 last month to revert the name of Mountain View High School back to Stonewall Jackson High School, and that of Honey Run Elementary to Ashby Lee Elementary. The vote reversed a 2020 decision to remove the original […]

todayJune 12, 2024

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NAACP fund seeks to close Black voter registration and turnout gaps ahead of the November election

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP on Wednesday announced that nonprofits engaged in a variety of voter-engagement efforts can apply for grant funding that helps local organizations register voters, boost turnout and guard against minority disenfranchisement. The leading civil rights organization said it hopes to raise $15 million for its Building Community Voice Fund. Dominik Whitehead, the NAACP’s vice president of campaigns, said it was created as a response to numerous attacks on voting rights that followed a significant jump in […]

todayMay 24, 2024

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5 years after a federal lawsuit by NAACP, North Carolina voter ID trial is set to begin

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s photo voter identification law is set to go to trial Monday, with arguments expected to focus on whether the requirement unlawfully discriminates against Black and Hispanic citizens or serves legitimate state interests to boost public confidence in elections. The non-jury trial in Winston-Salem begins more than five years after the state NAACP and several local chapters sued over the voter ID law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly in late […]

todayMay 7, 2024

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70 organizations, NAACP included, ask Biden’s Education Dept. to retool student debt plan to help people of color

Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden and his administration to retool an alternative student debt relief plan so it provides targeted assistance for borrowers who have faced hardship.  According to Bloomberg, the NAACP, the American Federation of Teachers, the Urban League and the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network were among the nearly 70 organizations and labor groups that signed a letter maintaining that the modifications would support key blocs for Biden’s reelection campaign, such as young people and […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 1