Sep 25 WATCH: NAACP convention discusses racial injustice, pandemic and 2020 election By Laura Santhanam The national convention was slated to start at 2 p.m. ET Friday. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 3:19 How 2020 Democrats are challenging each other’s policy records Issues of criminal justice reform and systemic racism dominated the 2020 Democratic campaign conversation over the past week. Candidates appeared at the NAACP convention in Detroit to pitch related policy proposals -- and several demonstrated an increasing willingness to go… Continue watching
Jul 17 NAACP lifts travel advisory against American Airlines By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The NAACP is lifting its travel advisory against American Airlines, saying the company is making improvements that address worries about African-Americans being subject to discrimination or even unsafe conditions while flying. Continue reading
Mar 28 NAACP files lawsuit over 2020 Census By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The NAACP is spearheading a lawsuit against the Census Bureau and President Donald Trump, warning that the federal government is unprepared for the 2020 Census. Continue reading
Nov 07 NAACP says voters receiving bogus phone calls By Associated Press The NAACP says voters in northern Virginia have received phone calls from people who are lying to them and telling them their polling place has changed. Continue reading
Oct 25 The NAACP issues travel advisory for American Airlines, warning black passengers of ‘disturbing incidents’ By Joshua Barajas The NAACP issued a travel advisory about American Airlines, warning African American passengers to "exercise caution" when using the airline for their air travel. The national organization cited several recent incidents of "alarming behavior" against African Americans to support its… Continue reading
Oct 21 NAACP names new leader for more active future By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The NAACP turned to an insider Saturday to help bring the nation's oldest civil rights organization back to prominence. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:42 The NAACP issued its first statewide travel warning for Missouri. Here’s why By PBS News Hour The NAACP issued a travel advisory about the state of Missouri for women, minorities and LGBT people, asking those travelers to use “extreme caution.” The NAACP’s first statewide alert comes after Missouri passed a law that the organization says permits… Continue watching
Jul 29 Here’s what we’ve learned about mass protests 100 years after the Silent Parade By Synclaire Cruel In 1917, the NAACP organized a march that some historians now call the beginning of the civil rights movement. Continue reading
Jul 19 Trump turns down invitation to deliver speech at NAACP convention By Ken Thomas, Associated Press NAACP Chair Leon Russell called Trump's decision a "historic departure from past presidents' engagements with the association."… Continue reading