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October 30, 2021
NAACP head Derrick Johnson and Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe in open letter seek to put focus on unfavorable Texas…
October 26, 2021
According to local media, Reed is in a statistical tie with City Council President Felicia Moore for Atlanta's election next…
Kasim Reed thegrio.com
October 21, 2021
The president of the Atlanta NAACP, in a rare official rebuke, said the city "can and must do better than…
Cory Booker thegrio.com
October 16, 2021
Sen. Cory Booker acknowledged that without Black voters "we will get decimated" in reelections. "We can't let people get discouraged."
October 12, 2021
"I was in fear of my life," Owensby told CNN's Erin Burnett. "All I could do was just close my…
White House and Haitian migrants, theGrio.com
September 22, 2021
In addition to the meeting with Biden officials, Al Sharpton and others will visit the border to survey the treatment…
September 17, 2021
"Black people celebrating 'Black joy' and release from bondage does not automatically equate to a protest," wrote Judge Mark Walker.
Lucille Times theGRIO.com
August 20, 2021
Civil rights activist Lucille Times, who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, passed away Monday evening at the age of 100.
August 20, 2021
Dolezal is best known for pretending to be a Black to teach Africana studies and lead Spokane, Washington's NAACP chapter.
Ossun Elementary School teacher Julie Colley, theGrio.com
August 13, 2021
Julie Colley, an elementary school teacher in Lafayette, used the n-word when commenting in a Facebook group.
July 23, 2021
Johnson, among 10 protesters cuffed on Capitol Hill Thursday, is the second Congress member arrested in support of key bills.
July 21, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris told CBS News that the issue of voting rights is non-partisan and "should be approached that…
theGRIO.com
July 1, 2021
The Rock Hill branch of the NAACP has sparked criticism for joining police in a press briefing over the arrests…
U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
June 17, 2021
There is disdain among Black Americans about Juneteenth as a federal holiday as voting rights and police reform bills remain…
theGRIO.com
June 16, 2021
The Pennsylvania teenager who was assaulted by Police in Ocean City, Maryland, for vaping said he prayed for protection.
2019 CMT Music Awards - Arrivals
May 23, 2021
Country singer Morgan Wallen has failed to meet with the NAACP as promised following his racist slur controversy earlier this…
Haitians at the border x theGrio
May 20, 2021
Advocates say there's an underlying racist history tied to the American immigration system, one in which Black people are unseen…
Supreme Court thegrio.com
May 17, 2021
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is investing in young civil rights lawyers through its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program.
May 15, 2021
The construction company working on the site, RC Anderson LLC, initially put up a $25,000 reward and now, Amazon is…
Kristen Clarke x theGrio.com
May 13, 2021
Kristen Clarke, poised to make history as the first Black woman to lead the DOJ Civil Rights Division, faces opposition…