Derrick Johnson
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WATCH: NNPA to Broadcast Live 2020 Election Night Coverage
Beginning at 7 p.m. EST, the Black Press will broadcast live over several social media channels on election night. Viewers…
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Vote Like Your Life Depends on It: Panel
Less than two months away from the Nov. 3 general election, NAACP President Derrick Johnson suggested three ways for Americans…
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NAACP Launches Ambitious Voter Turnout Campaign
With an ambitious goal to increase turnout among African American voters by more than 5 percent over 2016, the NAACP…
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Organizations Demand Congress to Act to Protect Voter Rights
Congress needs to act immediately to ensure safe and free elections in November, according to several activist organizations that fear…
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NAACP Sues Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
The NAACP said it’s exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of…
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NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives.…
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NAACP, CBS to Create Broadcast, Cable, Streaming Content
CBS Entertainment Group and the NAACP have reached an agreement on a multiyear partnership to develop and produce scripted, unscripted…
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NAACP Sets Its Sights on D.C.
The NAACP has signed a letter of intent to move its national headquarters from Baltimore to the District and make…
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NAACP President: Trump’s DACA Actions Mirror Pre-Civil War U.S.
Some of the Trump administration's actions on race and citizenship as reminiscent of the U.S. before the Civil War, said…
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