NAACP/Public Citizen Announce Settlement with U.S. Postal Service – Grants NAACP Access to Delivery Data of Mail-in Ballots
By Julia Urquizo WASHINGTON, DC – Public Citizen Litigation Group and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational…
NAACP Op-Ed Denounces Bills that Oppose Teaching Critical Race Theory, Advocates for Teaching about ‘Black People During Slavery’ from Black Perspective
By Gabriel Eskandari BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP denounced anti-Critical Race Theory bills in an Op-Ed published…
Civil Rights Scorecard Created to Grade U.S. Senators on Their Records to Protect Civil Rights
By Amy Berberyan and Neha Malhi WASHINGTON D.C. – Several civil rights organizations, spearheaded by the NAACP,…
NAACP Leaders Vow to Observe the Proceedings of the Ahmaud Arbery Case after Apparent Discrimination in Jury Selection
By Julia Urquizo GLYNN COUNTY, GA – NAACP CEO and President Derrick Johnson and NAACP Georgia State…
Sacramento NAACP Calls for Resignations and Investigation after Vice-Principal Subjected to Racial Hatred by Students
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento CA – The Sacramento NAACP and other supporters of Dr. Elysse Versher,…
Nakia Porter Speaks Out about Solano County Incident, As Her Supporters Call for Action
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Supporters of Nakia Porter—the 33-year-old woman beaten and…
Woman Files Suit After Alleging Solano Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious and Brutalized Her During a Traffic Stop
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Attorneys for Nakia Porter filed suit in Federal…
California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It
By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in…
City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests
By Stephanie Boulos and Sophia Barberini SAN JOSE, CA – During protests in May 2020, demonstrators in…
NAACP Virtual Town Hall Panel Shares Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines, and Protecting Black Community
By Aziza Nussipov WASHINGTON D.C. – The NAACP held a live streamed meeting late last week, part…
NAACP Petition to Supreme Court Revives Debate Over Use of Qualified Immunity for Police
By Julian Verdon CLEVELAND – The NAACP and civil rights attorney James Hardiman filed a petition to…
Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All
The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be a…
Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration
By Kelly Moran DETROIT – A virtual panel via Zoom focused on re-evaluating life sentences in U.S….
ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park
By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known…
Law Enforcement Leaders Aid Lawsuit against Presidential Commission Examining Policing and Criminal Justice
By Anna Okada WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, dozens of law enforcement leaders across the U.S. formally challenged…
NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice
By Linh Nguyen The NAACP is addressing the recent acts of police brutality against Black lives, and…
Protection of Incarcerated Individuals and Families during COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi Advocate groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Association for…
Sunday Commentary: Now Trump Actually Supports Police Violence
When Trump was elected, most criminal justice reform advocates were alarmed that the programs put in place…
Sunday Commentary II: And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Think Their Lives Matter?
The “other thing” I did this weekend was attend the Friday press conference in Sacramento on the…
President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration
President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems….
