By Elmetra Patterson Many across the country cheered at a news conference that was held by the president and CEO, Benjamin Todd Jealous, of the NAACP on December 29, 2010. None cheered louder than local leader, Charles Hampton, president of the Winston County Branch NAACP, Louisville, MS and the 1st Vice President of the Mississippi [...]

(Baltimore, MD) Following the results of Tuesday’s election, the NAACP is renewing its call for civility and strengthening its resolve to move forward on addressing the major policy issues effecting people of color. “This campaign season has been long and arduous. With the politicking over, the governing begins anew. There is a void in the [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – On Sat., Oct. 2 people from all 50 states traveled to the nation’s capital for the hugely successful One Nation Working Together rally. An estimated 175,000 citizens representing different races, faiths, ages and states gathered for speeches and performances by living legends and rising stars in the progressive movement, including NAACP President [...]

On Sat. Oct. 2, 2010, hundreds of thousands of people from across America will gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to demonstrate a re-commitment to change. The One Nation March will feature human and civil rights leaders, labor leaders, environmental and peace activists, faith leaders, celebrities and sports figures-all marching together to help [...]

The past two years have been marked by major progress despite massive challenges, and a worrying resurgence of far-right activity, urging massive resistance to our momentum. We must keep pushing forward. We have come too far to let ourselves be turned back now. Together with our allies in the civil and human rights community, the [...]

NAACP says resignation should be reconsidered USDA Official, Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign this week over a edited tape that was made public and gave a false impression that she had been biased toward White farmers using the role of her job. The NAACP had issued a denouncement statement in reaction to this tape [...]

New York, NY — Some of the brightest stars in entertainment, politics, business and academia will participate in the National Urban League’s Centennial Conference from July 28 through 31 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington , D.C. “We are honored that the nation’s leading policy makers, thought leaders and celebrities will be [...]

NAACP celebrates 101 years with convention in Kansas City (KANSAS CITY, MO) – Over 2,000 NAACP delegates this week unanimously passed a resolution—as amended— called “The Tea Party Movement,” asking for the repudiation of racist Tea Party leaders. The resolution condemns the bigoted elements within the Tea Party and asks for them to be repudiated. [...]

The NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, unanimously endorsed Elena Kagan, President Barak Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, today at their quarterly board meeting. “After a careful and thorough review of Elena Kagan’s record, we have unanimously voted to endorse her nomination,” stated president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “Elena Kagan [...]

By Benjamin Todd Jealous President and CEO NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King was a moral giant and cherished hero of the world – a tireless champion of the poor and oppressed against the powerful. He understood the inescapable mutability of our fates and entreated the nation to embrace peace, justice and equality. He called on [...]