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Derrick Johnson thegrio
September 20, 2018
On Wednesday night the NAACP hosted a “National Call to Action” in preparation for the highly anticipated midterm elections.
August 20, 2018
The second oldest branch of the NAACP has seen two presidents leave office amid scandal; the national organization has removed…
June 27, 2018
[griojw id=”HFLH2lKN” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous won Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Maryland and is now a November
June 4, 2018
[griojw id=”fOJbYgqo” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Betsy DeVos, the clueless Education Secretary who can’t answer basic questions about civil rights, has dismissed
Missouri police unlawful stops thegrio.com
June 3, 2018
African Americans in Missouri are 85 percent more likely to get pulled over in their cars compared to whites, according…
airbnb thegrio.com
May 22, 2018
Travelers of color are in fact concerned, afraid, and want solutions to the bias that seems to revolve around Airbnb…
National Constitution Center thegrio.com
May 22, 2018
A high school principal in New Jersey has issued an apology for planning a "Party like it is 1776" prom…
Stephon Clark
March 27, 2018
The family of Stephon Clark is putting the heat on the city of Sacramento and along with civil rights attorney Benjamin…
March 21, 2018
An unidentified 13-year-old Georgia boy is now in custody after Cobb County police suspected he was responsible for leaving racist…
Crime scene thegrio.com
March 19, 2018
[griojw id=”WUuSlrQo” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Two more people have been seriously injured in Austin, Texas, after a trip wire reportedly detonated another
March 18, 2018
A Springfield, Ohio firefighter is terminated after sharing racist McDonald's meme on social media account
Draylen Mason Anthony House thegrio.com
March 17, 2018
Two of the bombing victims’ families are African-American members of the same church and have known each other for many…
March 1, 2018
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the city of Myrtle Beach, claiming racial discrimination against the African Americans who
February 6, 2018
[griojw id=”2sjeJZ9Z” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Here’s today’s PM download for Tuesday, February 6th! Rotten Tomatoes’ score for Black Panther is in and it’s 100
Baltimore thegrio.com
February 6, 2018
The NAACP is set to release their Baltimore Economic Inclusion Plan, a 35-page document detailing economic inequality in Baltimore (along with…
NAACP Haiti Lawsuit thegrio.com
January 25, 2018
The NAACP has sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, citing President Donald Trump's disparaging comments about immigrants and their…
January 19, 2018
When Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama senate race in December, Black women were proclaimed saviors. A whopping 98 percent
January 8, 2018
President Donald Trump is set to be in Atlanta for the College Football Championship on Monday, and already, activist groups…
November 10, 2017
Civil Rights group says 'Star Spangled Banner' is about killing of slaves
October 25, 2017
The NAACP has issued a travel advisory against American Airlines, warning African Americans that their safety might be compromised.