NAACP
@NAACP
Founded 1909, the NAACP is the nation's first and largest grassrootsโbased civil rights organization. Over 2,000 volunteer-run branches nationwide.
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https://linktr.ee/NAACP 05-06-2009 20:32:34
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Happy #MothersDay to those who nurture, inspire, and lead with courage and grace every day.
๐ซถ๐พ To those who carry their mothers in their hearts rather than beside them, we send you love and strength on this day.
Since the start of the #JacksonWaterCrisis , the NAACP has been at the forefront of advocacy efforts in the state โ and weโre committed to finishing this fight.
Sign our petition calling on Gov. Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) to do right by the people of Jackson: bit.ly/3QHwMpX
.Wisdom Cole, National Director of NAACP Youth & College, weighs in on the recent reports of excessive police force in response to student activism across the country.
Read more: bit.ly/44Be2hq
'The NAACP remains committed to using every tool at our disposal to ensure that all Black Americans have access to clean drinking water. When elected leaders fail us, it is our community that carries us forward.' bit.ly/3Uyyefd
โ Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO
'Justice delayed is justice denied.'
Patrice Willoughby, SVP of Global Policy and Impact at the NAACP, recently spoke with CBS News about the call for President Biden to pardon former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby.
Read more here: cbsn.ws/3QFj4DM
Reflecting on my days at Tougaloo1869 following the Two Rivers Gala on Friday, where I was honored with the Light of Justice award.
Tougaloo taught me to challenge injustices at every turn and to strive for a more equitable society. It was a full-circle moment.
'The sad reality is, as Black women take their rightful places in positions of power, dark forces seek to tear down both their progress, and that of our community.โ
โDerrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO
Read our full statement: bit.ly/3UMVbN4
To our Black educators: Your influence extends far beyond your classroom walls. You instill confidence, foster creativity, and ignite curiosity in your students that drives lifelong learning.
Today, we celebrate you! ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ซ๐๐จ๐พโ๐ซ
#NationalTeachersDay
If a student can be expelled for racist taunts, a congressman (Rep. Mike Collins) can be held accountable for celebrating their behavior.
Urge your representative to take action by ensuring that congressman is investigated: bit.ly/3UNqOGn
'We stand on the steps where we argued in this very court to ensure that our children could sit in the seats at the very universities that they are now protesting.'
โWisdom Cole, National Director of NAACP Youth & College, during Friday's #FreedomToLearn rally. ๐๐พ bit.ly/4bkcfj0
A Black Woman was victim to pandering, racist remarks and gestures, and hateful speech with the hope of breeding fear, isolation, and retreat.
She marched forward anyway.
I hope racists like Mike Collins took note of that as well.
#ForCultureForCommunity