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The NAACP calls for an economic boycott of North Carolina over legislation that it says discriminates against the LGBT community.

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The NAACP slams Stamford, Connecticut officials. It calls for a full police investigation of the crime.

Atlanta

NAACP and other activists are holding a march and rally the day after Trump’s inauguration to support women’s rights.

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The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP has sued the state and three county elections boards Monday over an alleged voter purge that disproportionately affects African Americans.

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Dr. Steve Perry questions the motives of the NAACP's Board of Directors in calling for a moratorium on charter school expansion.

Atlanta

The Georgia NAACP is calling for a weekend of demonstrations in response to the fatal police shootings of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte and Terrance Crutcher in Tulsa. Activists want participants to wear black to show solidarity. And organizers stress—that participants must REMAIN PEACEFUL. Information on the rallies is below. I’ve also attached flyers for […]

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Roland Martin battled Ken Reed, a White Lives Matter activist, over its protest at the NAACP headquarters in Houston.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton missed a huge opportunity to make a stand about race issues in a recent GQ interview released on Monday.

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With the NAACP Convention only a few hours drive from where the Republican National Convention is being held this week in Cleveland, it would seem to have been a quick trip for "The Donald" to make in order to speak with the nation's largest Black civil rights organization.

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After last week’s epic takedown, Roland Martin was invited on The Wendy Williams Show to educate the longtime talk show host and her audience about race in America. If you remember, Williams made a series of disheartening remarks about the need for HBCUs and the NAACP. In a blistering critique, Martin schooled Williams about the nuances […]

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UPDATE: 07/14/16 3:25 PM On Thursday, Roland Martin appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to educate and inform the longtime talk show host and her audience about the realities of race to her audience. Before bringing Martin on set for their discussion, Williams told her viewers, “Last week I faced a lot of criticism for my […]

Here’s a key event that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts 1909 – NAACP founded Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s largest and strongest civil rights […]