Alabama Sheriff Asks for FBI Help after Black Man Found Hanging
MONTGOMERY, ALA – A Black man was found hanging in an abandoned home in Alabama, and a…
South Bay Black Community Urges Accountability for ‘Bad’ Police after Officer Who Wrote Racist Texts Quits
By The Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA – The South Bay Black community—citing a San Jose Police…
Mississippi AG Challenges Progressive DA Who Prosecuted Cop
By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MI – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asked a judge last week…
$45 Million Settlement in Police Misconduct Case Announced in Connecticut – Largest Ever of Its Kind
By The Vanguard Staff NEW HAVEN, CT – Taxpayers here will foot the $45 million settlement –…
SF NAACP Urges Rejection of 1-Time Reparation Payment to African Americans – Wants Investment in Areas Affected by Racism
By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco NAACP last week urged the SF Board…
Recently Fired Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Appeals Dismissal
By Laurel Spear OAKLAND, CA— On Thurs. Feb 23, just over a week after he was fired…
NAACP Declares Community Still in Fear in Wake of Buffalo Mass Shooter Life in Prison without Parole Sentence
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON – Payton Gendron, the 19- year-old white supremacist who killed 10 African Americans…
HUD’s Critical Fair Housing Rule Seen As Major Step in Right Direction to Advance Fair and Affordable Housing and Strengthen Communities
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – HUD announced on Thursday it will publish a Notice of…
Nury Martinez Steps Down as Council President, but That Doesn’t Quell Calls for Resignation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – If Nury Martinez thought stepping down as…
NAACP Education Director Calls for Racial Equality in Tech Sector
By Oliver Camarena and Darling Gonzalez NEW YORK, NY – A 2022 State of Tech Diversity report…
Louisiana Legislature Overturns Governor’s Veto on New Congressional Map – Civil Rights Groups Sue
By Delilah Hammons and Catherine Hamilton BATON ROUGE, LA – Civil rights groups have filed suit here…
NAACP’s General Counsel Calls Senate GOP Behavior Toward SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown ‘Rude, Hostile, Inane’
By Neha Malhi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden announced Feb. 25 that Judge…
After Bomb Threats that Targeted HBCUs and DCPS, NAACP DC Calls for Justice
By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed WASHINGTON, DC — The DC NAACP is demanding justice for bomb threats targeting HBCUs…
Update: Legislative Black Caucus Joins NAACP in Demanding Investigation into Law Enforcement Misconduct
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A letter on Thursday from Betty Williams, president of the Greater…
NAACP Open Letter to Sheriff Jones on Racist Meme by Former Captain
By Betty Williams As the President of The Greater Sacramento NAACP, a very troubling situation has been…
CA NAACP President Demands Orange County DA’s Immediate Resignation after ‘Racist’ Comments, Calling Them ‘Disgusting and Atrociously Racist Beliefs’
By Katherine Coviello and Stacie Guevara SANTA ANA, CA – Rick Callendar, President of the California State…
NAACP Demands Accountability for Wave of Bomb Threats against HBCUs
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – The DC branch of the National Association for the Advancement of…
Letter: Racist Incident at C.K. McClatchy
RE: Racist Incident at C.K. McClatchy Dear Superintendent Aguilar: On behalf of the Greater Sacramento NAACP, I…
No-Knock Warrant Leads to Young Black Man’s Death – Minneapolis Stung Again
By Mathew Seibert MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A 22-year-old Black man was executed by police here when they…
NAACP President Calls for Voting Rights Legislation in Statement on Jan. 6 Anniversary of Attack on U.S. Capitol
By Alex Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – NAACP President Derrick Johnson released a statement on the anniversary of…
