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NAACP ACT-SO: A Legacy of Excellence

April 12, 2025

By LaKeshia N. Myers For nearly five decades, the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) has served as a beacon of excellence for African American high school students across the nation. This “Olympics of the Mind” continues to nurture the next generation of Black excellence, providing a platform for young scholars, artists, and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: ACT-SO, LaKeshia N. Myers, NAACP

The Role of the NAACP’s “Black Voices Change Lives” in the Election

November 14, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz There is little to no doubt in anyone’s mind that this past election was a historical one. In addition to it being held during a pandemic, this election saw high voter turnout across several demographics. One of the highest turnout rates was among Black voters. NAACP President Derrick Johnson held a press […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Black Voices Change Lives, Derrick Johnson, NAACP

NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward

February 2, 2019

Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census By NNPA On Jan. 30, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and its allies won a major court ruling that allows them to proceed with a federal lawsuit challenging the government’s inadequate preparations for […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Census, Lawsuits, NAACP, NNPA

NNPA, NAACP Sign Historic Partnership Agreement

February 3, 2018

The Black Press and the NAACP Join Forces to Address Issues Affecting the Black Community By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 Black-owned media companies, signed a historic, strategic partnership with the NAACP, one of the most influential civil rights group in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Dorothy Leavell, NAACP, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NNPA, Stacy M. Brown

State NAACP Extends Condolences, Urges Voters to Hold Officials Accountable

July 15, 2016

MADISON, WI – NAACP Wisconsin State Conference President Frank A. Humphrey today issued the following statement regarding the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in St. Paul, Minnesota, following police encounters and ongoing violence at protest rallies across the nation: “The events of last week remind us as citizens […]

Popular Interests In This Article: End Racial Profiling Act, Frank A. Humphrey, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, NAACP

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Blackonomics: The NAACP is Broken, Members must fix it

December 18, 2015

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Having served the NAACP for ten years in several capacities, including branch president, and having donated money to its causes, I take no pleasure in writing this exposé. But it is our responsibility to clean up our own organizations. For example, President Cornell Brooks sends missives on a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: James Clingman, NAACP

Obama: Prison Reform Needed – President Strong in NAACP Speech

July 24, 2015

By Stacy M. Brown July 24, 2015       Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer.     Even before his keynote address in front of a cheering crowd at the annual NAACP convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday, President Barack Obama was busy practicing what he had already prepared […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Barack Obama, JULY 24 2015, NAACP, Prison Reform, VOL. 25 NO. 28

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Whites Don’t Have to be Black to Lead an NAACP Chapter

July 3, 2015

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent July 3, 2015       WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – If Rachel Dolezal had looked around, she would have discovered that a White person does not have to pretend to be Black in order to lead an NAACP chapter. In fact, she would have to look no farther than […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, Jazelle Hunt, JULY 3 2015, NAACP, Rachel Dolezal, Racial Identity, VOL. 25 NO. 25

A Brief Biography of Lorraine Hansberry

March 13, 2015

By Eelisa Jones March 13, 2015     Lorraine Vivian Hansberry III was an activist, author and playwright born in Chicago on May 19, 1930. She was the first African-American writer to have works appear on Broadway. Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun remains her best-known play, which centered on the experiences of black individuals […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights Leader, Court Ruling, Lee v. Hansberry, Lorraine Hansberry, MARCH 13 2015, NAACP, Racial Segregation, Urban League, VOL. 25 NO. 9

Civil Rights Leaders Upset Over Non-Voting Rights Act Hearing

February 13, 2015

By James Wright February 13, 2015   President Lyndon Johnson (left), Martin Luther King (right) and Whitney Young in 1965 (AP Photo)     Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, he sparked controversy on Jan. 14 saying that, “The Voting Rights Amendment Act” […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bob Goodlatte, Congressional Black Caucus CBC, FEBRUARY 13 2015, George Butterfield, Jim Clyburn, Jim Sensenbrenner, NAACP, VOL. 25 NO. 5, Voting Rights, Wade Henderson

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