Posts Tagged ‘NAACP’
ABHM Book Club: Ella Baker & The Black Freedom Movement
As part of ABHM’s Women’s History Month programming, we will be reading and discussing Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement by Barbara Ransby. We will discuss this important book on Thursday, March 27th at 6 PM.
Read More2024 Kenosha NAACP Freedom Fund
It is with great anticipation that the Kenosha Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) invites the public to support its Annual Freedom Fund Dinner, our 2024 event theme is “All In” The Freedom Fund Dinner is an established tradition for NAACP Branches across the country to raise funds and create pathways to effect change while advancing the cause of civil and human rights in America.
Read MoreNAACP National Convention 2024
The NAACP National Convention is an empowering and immersive experience held each year to celebrate our community’s collective power. The Convention attracts innovative change-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, scholars, entertainers, influencers, and creatives to network and exchange ideas.
Read MoreNAACP National Convention 2023
The NAACP National Convention is an empowering and immersive experience held each year to celebrate our community’s collective power. The Convention attracts innovative change-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, scholars, entertainers, influencers, and creatives to network and exchange ideas.
Read MoreBeyoncé, Lizzo, Viola Davis Among Early NAACP Image Awards Winners
In anticipation of the Image Awards, NAACP as released the names of nominees, including actors and musicians, all this week.
Read MoreMississippi agency denies NAACP’s water discrimination claim
One Mississippi department denies racism played a role in Jackson’s water crisis despite an NAACP claim on behalf of residents.
Read MoreThis Is Where Black Americans Live Longest
A recent project hopes that highlighting American cities where Black residents live the longest can have a positive impact.
Read MoreNAACP says Jackson’s water problems are a civil rights issue
Jackson residents, the majority of whom are Black, still don’t have access to clean water after disastrous flooding weeks ago.
Read More1,200 Black women press Biden to ‘make a deal’ to bring Brittney Griner home
WNBA athlete Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since February on drug smuggling charges for having a cannabis product in her luggage.
Read MoreNAACP to partner with Vote.org to boost Black voter turnout in midterms
The NAACP hopes that getting more Black citizens to vote in the midterm elections will defend American democracy from conservative attacks.
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