Groups hosting talk on police brutality
July 14, 2016 in News
From Staff Reports Leaders across the nation have made their voices heard in regard to the recent killings of Alton Sherling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philander Castile in St. […]
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NAACP says plaque at Ole Miss Confederate statue must mention slavery
March 15, 2016 in News
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A plan to add context to a Confederate soldier statue at the University of Mississippi is a failure because a proposed plaque does not mention slavery […]
NAACP suggests removal of battle flag from Alabama trooper uniforms
July 15, 2015 in News
(AP) An Alabama chapter of the NAACP says it’s time to remove the Confederate battle flag from state troopers’ uniforms and patrol vehicles. Rev. Robert Shanklin of the NAACP’s Huntsville […]
NAACP calls for Mississippi to remove Confederate sign from flag
July 15, 2015 in News
(AP) The NAACP is calling on Mississippi legislators to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, days after South Carolina removed a stand-alone Confederate banner from its Capitol […]
‘A setback’: Activists fret about Rachel Dolezal impact
June 17, 2015 in News
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Civil rights leaders in this largely white city that lies between the Cascade and Rocky mountains are worried that the ruse perpetrated by […]
AP analysis: Mississippi NAACP challenge to county elections ruled moot
May 27, 2014 in Editorials, News, Opinion
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives counties in the South the power to draw their own election boundaries without federal oversight has raised fears that […]
FBI helping investigate ‘racial hate crime’ at Ole Miss integration statue
February 19, 2014 in News
OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — The FBI on Tuesday was helping investigate who tied a noose around the neck of a University of Mississippi statue of James Meredith, who, in 1962, […]
NAACP preparing committee to search for new CEO
September 10, 2013 in News, Top Stories
By BRETT ZONGKER
Associated Press
(AP) WASHINGTON – The NAACP’s board is forming a search committee to find the next president and CEO for the nation’s largest civil rights organization, its chairwoman said Monday.
Chairwoman Roslyn Brock said during a conference call that she expects the change in leadership to be an orderly transition. Outgoing NAACP President Benjamin Jealous also used the call to elaborate on his desire to spend time with his children, a reason he cited in his announcement the previous day. His departure is effective Dec. 31.
Brock says the board is disappointed Jealous is leaving after five years during which he was credited with boosting the organization’s finances and increasing stability…
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