NAACP

NCLA Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Landmark Civil Rights Precedent

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Law, Legal history, Legal citation, Precedent, NAACP, Supreme Court of the United States, Circuit court, Appellate review

NCLA is supporting these writs, because it is concerned that the Ninth Circuit decision below eviscerates the Supreme Courts landmark 1958 precedent, NAACP v. Alabama ex rel.

Key Points: 
  • NCLA is supporting these writs, because it is concerned that the Ninth Circuit decision below eviscerates the Supreme Courts landmark 1958 precedent, NAACP v. Alabama ex rel.
  • This Court should grant the Petitions because the Ninth Circuit misapplied this Courts long-standing civil rights precedent.
  • A drastic action like throwing out the landmark civil rights precedent of NAACP v. Alabama raises obvious questions about the attorney general's real intentions.
  • NCLA is a nonprofit civil rights organization founded by prominent legal scholar Philip Hamburger to protect constitutional freedoms from violations by the Administrative State.

CAIR, NAACP Maryland Blast Trump's Racist Tweets Claiming 'No Human Being' Would Live in Baltimore

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Saturday, July 27, 2019
Civil rights movement, NAACP

BALTIMORE, July 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined the Maryland State Conference of the NAACP (NAACP MSC) in denouncing Donald Trump's latest racist tweets labeling Baltimore a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested,dangerous and filthy mess" and claiming that "no human being would want to live there."

Key Points: 
  • BALTIMORE, July 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined the Maryland State Conference of the NAACP (NAACP MSC) in denouncing Donald Trump's latest racist tweets labeling Baltimore a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested,dangerous and filthy mess" and claiming that "no human being would want to live there."
  • "He clearly believes he can attack one of the nation's great cities because he perceives it to be primarily African-American just another example of his racist and white supremacist mindset."
  • "These latest tweets reaffirm the NAACP Maryland State Conference's position echoing the call of the National NAACP that this president must be impeached," said NAACP MSC President Gerald Stansbury.
  • "A nation is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens, and we are ashamed of his rhetoric.

Star-Studded Presenters Scheduled for 28th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
NAACP Theatre Awards, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, African-American culture, NAACP, Awards, Actors, NAACP Image Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The NAACP Beverly Hills/ Hollywood Branch and Executive Producer Tia Boyd release the final set of talent presenters for the 28th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards to be held on Monday June 17, 2019 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel - Downtown Los Angeles.

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  • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The NAACP Beverly Hills/ Hollywood Branch and Executive Producer Tia Boyd release the final set of talent presenters for the 28th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards to be held on Monday June 17, 2019 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel - Downtown Los Angeles.
  • Click link to see complete list of nominees: https://tinyurl.com/TheatreAwardNominees
    About The NAACP Theatre Awards:
    The NAACP Theatre Awards is presented by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch in partnership with the City of Los Angeles.
  • The mission of the Theatre Awards is to entertain, educate, inspire the community and create diversity in the arts and entertainment industry.
  • Ron Hasson is Branch President and Tia Boyd is the Executive Producer for the NAACP Theatre Awards Show.

Baxter, NAACP and the Alliance for Home Dialysis Expand Program to Increase Awareness of Kidney Care among African Americans

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Friday, April 26, 2019
Health, Medical devices, Pharmaceutical, Medical Supplies, General Health, Medicine, Clinical medicine, Medical specialties, Renal dialysis, Nephrology, Membrane technology, Kidney diseases, Home hemodialysis, Dialysis, Chronic kidney disease, NAACP, Health education

This year, the program is expected to reach even more individuals and focus on driving awareness of kidney diseaseincluding risk factors, prevention strategies and home dialysis treatment optionsamong the African American community.

Key Points: 
  • This year, the program is expected to reach even more individuals and focus on driving awareness of kidney diseaseincluding risk factors, prevention strategies and home dialysis treatment optionsamong the African American community.
  • The NAACP is pleased to continue its partnership with Baxter and the Alliance for Home Dialysis to benefit African American health, said Marjorie Innocent, Ph.D., senior health director at the NAACP.
  • At the same time, we must encourage advocacy around better health care, health education and social conditions to stem the pipeline of African Americans who develop chronic kidney disease.
  • To learn more about the Dialysis Health Imperative for ACE program and each individual 2019 town hall event, please visit https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/ace-dialysis-health-imperative-access-ch... .

Viola Davis, Lillias White, Condola Rashad, Herb Wesson Jr. to receive top honors at the 28th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
African-American culture, NAACP Theatre Awards, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Awards, NAACP

With a vast stage and screen career that began in 1971, the NAACP Theatre Awards will bestow this year's NAACP Lifetime Achievement Theatre Award to acclaimed actress and Tony Award winner Lillias White.

Key Points: 
  • With a vast stage and screen career that began in 1971, the NAACP Theatre Awards will bestow this year's NAACP Lifetime Achievement Theatre Award to acclaimed actress and Tony Award winner Lillias White.
  • Click link to see complete list of nominees: https://tinyurl.com/TheatreAwardNominees
    About The NAACP Theatre Awards:
    The NAACP Theatre Awards is presented by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch in partnership with the City of Los Angeles.
  • The mission of the Theatre Awards is to entertain, educate, inspire the community and create diversity in the arts and entertainment industry.
  • Ron Hasson is Branch President and Tia Boyd is the Executive Producer for the NAACP Theatre Awards Show.

NAACP Infusing Social Justice Into Wall Street With Historic Bell Ringing

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Philanthropy, Professional services, Banking, Finance, Other Philanthropy, New York Stock Exchange, NAACP, United States

The ceremony marks the first time in the nations premier civil rights organizations 110-year history that it will ring the NYSE bell.

Key Points: 
  • The ceremony marks the first time in the nations premier civil rights organizations 110-year history that it will ring the NYSE bell.
  • We are grateful for our continued partnership with the NAACP, and excited to commemorate the organizations 110-year legacy with this historic bell-ringing.
  • Prior to the bell-ringing ceremony, Impact Shares and the NAACP will host a panel discussion on Using Capital Markets to Create Social Equity.
  • Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF is distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), which is not affiliated with Impact Shares Corp., the Investment Adviser for the Fund, or the NAACP.

NCLA: The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Must Not Allow California's Attorney General to Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights in America

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Friday, October 5, 2018
Civil rights movement, NAACP v. Alabama, NAACP, Case law, Civil liberties in the United States

The panel held that such disclosure is in the state's interest to "police" charitable fraud.

Key Points: 
  • The panel held that such disclosure is in the state's interest to "police" charitable fraud.
  • NCLA believes instead that a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court got this issue right in the landmark 1958 civil rights-era case NAACP v. Alabama ex rel.
  • That is the case that famously prevented the NAACP from having to turn over its membership lists to the state attorney general of Alabama.
  • The panel decision of the Ninth Circuit is a misguided assault on philanthropic freedom that could have negative widespread consequences nationwide.

March For Our Lives to Launch Nationwide Voter Registration Tour

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Monday, June 4, 2018
Voter registration, Voting, Civil rights movement, NAACP, HeadCount, Politics

The bus tour, March For Our Lives: Road to Change, is the next phase of the students' movement to address gun violence in communities across the country.

Key Points: 
  • The bus tour, March For Our Lives: Road to Change, is the next phase of the students' movement to address gun violence in communities across the country.
  • The tour, which will make over 75 stops nationwide, follows the nearly 800 March For Our Lives events held across the country on March 24.
  • The nationwide tour launches Friday, June 15 at the Peace March in Chicago, led by students from St. Sabina Academy.
  • Rock The Vote, Headcount, NAACP and Mi Familia Vota are partnering with the students to support their digital and on-the-ground voter registration work.

March For Our Lives to Launch Nationwide Voter Registration Tour

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Monday, June 4, 2018
Voter registration, Voting, Civil rights movement, NAACP, HeadCount, Politics

The bus tour, March For Our Lives: Road to Change, is the next phase of the students' movement to address gun violence in communities across the country.

Key Points: 
  • The bus tour, March For Our Lives: Road to Change, is the next phase of the students' movement to address gun violence in communities across the country.
  • The tour, which will make over 75 stops nationwide, follows the nearly 800 March For Our Lives events held across the country on March 24.
  • The nationwide tour launches Friday, June 15 at the Peace March in Chicago, led by students from St. Sabina Academy.
  • Rock The Vote, Headcount, NAACP and Mi Familia Vota are partnering with the students to support their digital and on-the-ground voter registration work.