NAACP CHAPTERS IN GROSSE POINTE AND HARPER WOODS WILL HOST THE “HATE HAS NO HOME HERE” RALLY. BY ASHLEE BANKS A rally is being planned in Michigan after a man displayed a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) flag in his home window facing his Black neighbor’s house. According to a Facebook post, the NAACP chapters […]
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NAACP LDF Creates Scholarship Fund For Aspiring Civil Rights Lawyers
“The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program is the next phase of our commitment to identify and invest in a new generation of brilliant minds who have a deep personal desire to bring about racial justice in the South,” said LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill. Written By NewsOne Staff Photo by August de Richelieu from Pexels […]
NAACP Announces New Air Date For The 52nd NAACP Image Awards
The live event will air on BET in March 2021. Written by BET Staff The following is a joint statement from Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice-Chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors and Chairman of the NAACP Image Awards Committee; Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, BET; Executive Producers Reggie […]
Beyoncé & The NAACP Kick Off Housing Relief Program For People Facing Evictions Amid COVID-19
By Twila-Amoure McDaniel Image: Beyoncé Beyoncé & The NAACP Kick Off Housing Relief Program For People Facing Evictions Amid COVID-19 Beyoncé is reaching into her good samaritan bag again. On Thursday, January 7th, applications officially opened for Beyoncé, via her BeyGOOD Foundation, and NAACP’s housing relief initiative. The purpose of the link-up between […]
NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Photo: The lawsuit claims the share going to private schoolsshould have its basis on the number of Title I studentsattending those schools. DeVos did not follow that rule,the NAACP contends, spelling out that hundreds of millions of dollars in CARES Act funds would […]
Beyonce Partners With NAACP, Launches Fund For Black Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
International superstar Beyonce is stepping up to help African American entrepreneurs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through her BeyGood organization, she has partnered with the NAACP to launch the Black-Owned Business Impact Fund. The fund will provide grants for small Black-owned businesses in various cities in the US. Now that the […]
Why Did Rachel Dolezal Pretend to be Black to Become a Local NAACP President? — And Does It Really Matter?
Spokane, WA — 37-year old Rachel Dolezal, a local NAACP leader in Spokane, Washington, is under fire for reportedly disguising herself as an African American women. Her mother, Ruthanne Dolezal, who has had no contact with her daughter for years, recently told the The Spokesman Review that her daughter has […]