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Link to Video I wanted to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and to thank you for supporting the NAACP year after year. In 2021, the pandemic continued to impact all of…

  Black Enterprise:NAACP Acquires Part Ownership Stake in Hello Alice to Build Black Generational WealthAiming to build generational wealth for Black Americans, the NAACP has acquired a part ownership stake in the technology firm Hello Alice. The unprecedented action by…

Last year’s election proved what we already knew: the power of the Black vote makes all the difference. As we continue to advocate for better, safer and equitable communities, we have to do the work to ensure our elected offices…

Savoy:NAACP President Derrick Johnson Named Co-Chair of ADL Sports Leadership CouncilADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced that NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson has been named co-chair of ADL’s Sports Leadership Council. The Council, originally formed in fall 2017, works directly…

Next Tuesday September 28 is National Voter Registration Day! National Voter Registration Day is the nation’s largest civic holiday dedicated to ensuring that every American is registered and ready to hit the polls. This all-units webinar will go over civic…

Today marks 20 years since the terrifying attacks on September 11, 2001. Although time has passed, our memory of that day will live on forever. We will never forget where we were that morning when we heard the news. We…

NAACP: Hey Black AmericaToday our National Director of Governance & Engagement, Quincy Bates, addresses the NAACP’s efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana.

MSNBC: NAACP President Derrick Johnson Joins Morning Joe“Voting rights should not be a partisan issue,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson. President Johnson sits with Morning Joe to discuss the importance of a bipartisan effort to protect voting rights.

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 patience as an investigation continues into the arrests of two…

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 adversary of racism and brutality by law enforcement — the…