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Boston Teachers Union
February 7, 2020
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Union President Michael Leary took offense to the Boston Teachers Union’s third annual week-long Black Lives Matter…
Rihanna theGrio.com
February 4, 2020
The NAACP announced Tuesday that it will be honoring Rihanna with their highest honor, the President's Award during the 51st…
Census 2020
January 14, 2020
Calling preparations for the 2020 Census "conspicuously deficient," the NAACP is suing the U.S. Census Bureau.
Supreme Court theGrio.com
November 13, 2019
What we learned about the attack on Black people's civil rights in the racial discrimination case against Comcast and what…
North Carolina
November 8, 2019
The state of North Carolina is moving away from using the phrase "race riot" to describe the violent overthrow of…
October 29, 2019
Antonio Moore’s new commentary video series on theGrio discusses economics, politics, and wealth, encouraging us to see news of the
Harriet_thegrio
October 27, 2019
The NAACP's ongoing fight with Comcast sparked the Southern Burlington County, New Jersey chapter to cancel a screening of the…
October 22, 2019
[griojw id=”MYGsfaJx” playerid=””] Antonio Moore’s new video series on theGrio discusses economics, politics, and weal in a way that encourages us
Byron ALlen
September 28, 2019
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has released an exclusive statement in response to Comcast cable…
September 26, 2019
A youth and college director for the North Carolina NAACP chapter says that her supervisor behaved in a sexually perverse…
leaders of civil rights organizations
September 4, 2019
Writer David A. Love argues that America is waging a war on Black people and the old-guard civil rights organizations…
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media with Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 12, 2019, before Trump boards Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 28, 2019
Net Neutrality is equal and fair access to the internet, so why have civil rights groups like the National Urban…
Supreme Court thegrio.com
August 28, 2019
The NAACP says it is closely watching actions of the Trump administration on longstanding civil rights statutes that may have…
August 20, 2019
The NAACP is opening doors to learn about Black history from the shores of Africa to Jamestown, Va., in its…
Donald Trump thegrio.com
July 19, 2019
President Donald Trump has declined the offer to appear and speak at the 110th Annual NAACP National Convention in Detroit.
Bradenton
May 9, 2019
Rodney Jones, president of the Manatee County chapter of NAACP was aggressively removed from the Bradenton City Council meeting Wednesday
May 6, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris called out president Trump on his rhetoric while calling for Election Day to become a national holiday…
William Barr thegrio
April 18, 2019
The NAACP believes the release of the Mueller Report was handled poorly, but highlights the corruption in the Trump administration.
The Rachel Divide
April 7, 2019
Rachel Dolezal, the former president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Wash., has reached a settlement with the state on…
Chris Rock
March 31, 2019
Chris Rock took time to roast Jussie Smollett at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards despite a warning to leave…