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HBCU Students Organize Thousands for Protest in Jackson

June 10, 2020 Online Editor 0

By Levell Williams, Online Editor On Saturday June 6th, Jackson, MS joined the many cities across the nation whose streets have flooded with peaceful protesters. They protest in remembrance of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud […]

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Gun safety is about freedom

March 8, 2018 Online Editor 0

COMMENTARY By Derrick Johnson President and CEO, NAACP Fear at school was something the Little Rock Nine knew all too well. Facing vitriol, racism and merciless violence, the Little Rock Nine were escorted, for their […]

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Rev. William Barber tells black press: “bowing down is not an option”

February 2, 2017 Online Editor 0

By Freddie Allen Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire Reverend William Barber, the president of the North Carolina state chapter of the NAACP and leader of the Moral Mondays movement, delivered a rousing keynote address to open […]

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Police end NAACP sit-in against attorney general nominee

January 4, 2017 Online Editor 0

By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The national president of the NAACP and five others were arrested after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. […]

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The Latest: School says student in noose case disciplined

October 26, 2016 Online Editor 0

WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) – The Latest on allegations that a noose was placed around a black student’s neck in Mississippi (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A lawyer for a south Mississippi school district says a […]

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Groups hosting talk on police brutality

July 14, 2016 Online Editor 0

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. Paul, Minn., at the hands […]

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NAACP says plaque at Ole Miss Confederate statue must mention slavery

March 15, 2016 Online Editor 1

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 as the central issue in […]

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NAACP suggests removal of battle flag from Alabama trooper uniforms

July 15, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on NAACP suggests removal of battle flag from Alabama trooper uniforms

(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 chapter told local media the […]

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