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Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking Nov. 6 at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C., concedes her 2024 presidential campaign against former President Donald Trump. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington Informer)

A Farewell, Not a Surrender: Kamala Harris Vows to Keep Fighting in Concession Speech at Howard

by Stacy M. Brown and Jada Ingleton November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

**FILE** Derrick Johnson is the president and CEO of the NAACP. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

NAACP Capital Fund Seeks to Close Gaps in Communities of Color with $200 Million

by James Wright Jr. October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

**FILE** Black Democratic operatives and minority-owned firms are raising alarms over spending practices in Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, accusing the campaign of favoring white-owned vendors while sidelining Black-owned firms. (WI photo)

Black Operatives Reportedly Furious Over Kamala Harris Campaign’s Spending Decisions

by Stacy M. Brown September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

Dem Lovefest in Chicago a Sharp Contrast to GOP Hate Rally in Milwaukee

by Keith Boykin, Word In Black August 20, 2024August 20, 2024

**FILE** Vice President Kamala Harris (pictured here at an event in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Aug. 15) made a surprise appearance on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, thanking President Joe Biden for his leadership. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Kamala Harris Ignites DNC with Surprise Appearance, Biden Highlights Record, Dems Calls for Fierce Defense of Democracy and Working-Class Values

by Stacy M. Brown August 20, 2024August 20, 2024

On the 116th anniversary of the Springfield Race Riot, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois, preserving 1.57 acres of federal land and highlighting a significant but painful moment in American history.

Biden Designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument to Commemorate Civil Rights History

by Stacy M. Brown August 16, 2024August 17, 2024

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

A Deluge of Deceit Highlighted the 2024 Presidential Debate

by Stacy M. Brown June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

**FILE** Colman Domingo (Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

NAACP Unveils Nominees for 55th Image Awards

by Stacy M. Brown January 25, 2024January 25, 2024

**FILE** Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Gage Skidmore)

NAACP Issue Travel Ban on Florida in Response to Governor’s ‘Hostility’ Toward Minorities

by Stacy M. Brown May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

The J. Edgar Hoover Building, headquarters of the FBI in northwest D.C.

NAACP Pushes Biden to Back Bid to Move FBI HQ to Maryland

by WI Web Staff March 14, 2023March 14, 2023