Statements In Support Of The Senate Majority’s Policing Reforms Legislative Package
Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference and a Member of the NAACP National Board of Directors, said,Continue reading
Support The BET Networks COVID-19 Relief Effort For Creative, Civil Rights And Business Communities
Today, BET announces an array of high impact initiatives to support communities of color impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue reading
Disrupting Racial And Ethnic Disparities 2.0, NYers Of Color Face Inequalities From Harlem To Hollis
Older New Yorkers of color are more threatened by gentrification, more likely to skip prescription medications because of cost, more burdened by utility bills, and more financially squeezed by the responsibilities of family caregiving than older White New Yorkers.Continue reading
Harlem’s Pauli Murray, The First Black Woman To Be Ordained As An Episcopal Priest
Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray, 1910–1985, was an American civil rights activist, women's rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and author. Continue reading
Anthony “Blackish” Anderson Returns To Host The 50th NAACP Image Awards
Today, the NAACP announced that Anthony Anderson is set to return as host for the 50th NAACP Image Awards. Continue reading
Los Angeles: It’s Showtime As Keke Palmer Premieres “PIMP” With Patrick Riley, Sidra Smith And Others
Vertical Entertainment's film '"PIMP'" starring Keke Palmer, will premiere on Showtime on Friday, December 28, 2018, at 11 PM ET/PT. Continue reading
NAACP Calls For Facebook Protest After Russia Used Social Media To Suppress Black Voters
NAACP took to Twitter on December 17, 2018, to announce that it has returned a monetary donation recently received from Facebook and calling on supporters to log out of Facebook and Instagram on December 18, 2018.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Signs Act Strengthening Protections Against Sexual Harassment
Washington DC: Civil Rights Groups Call For Congressional Action On Fatal Police Shootings
The American Civil Liberties Union, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congress today to take action in response to the national crisis of fatal police shootings.Continue reading
49th NAACP Image Awards, Vanguard Award 2018
The surviving 1968 sanitation workers – some of them are still on the job – were presented with the prestigious NAACP Vanguard Award in conjunction with the 49th NAACP Image Awards at the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum.Continue reading
Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards
The nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards were announced today with Netflix and OWN leading the nominations in the television categories with 23 nominations and 17 nominations, respectively. Continue reading
The NAACP Issues Travel Advisory For American Airlines Passengers From Harlem To Harare
PBS News Hour writes that the NAACP issued a travel advisory for American Airlines on Tuesday, warning African American passengers to “exercise caution” when using the airline for their air travel.Continue reading
Town Hall Meeting To Protect Healthcare And Public Hospitals In Harlem
Members of the New York State Nurses Association, the National Action Network, NAACP, the Commission on the Public's Health System, Community Voices Heard, Doctors Council/SEIU, New York Immigration Coalition and CWA 1180 will join the Harlem community to speak out against threatened cuts to our healthcare, and call for adequate funding for New York City’s public hospitals.Continue reading
Google Celebrates America’s Story, The 100th Anniversary Of “The Negro Silent Protest Parade”
“There was no singing, no chanting — just silence,” read the statement published by Google this morning.Continue reading
MVAAFF Presents The Opening Night Film “Marshall”
Marshall is based on a true incident in the life of Thurgood Marshall, when he was a young lawyer, long before his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading