NAACP calls for federal probe into police shooting of unarmed Black man in Pittsburgh
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The Hill ^
| 03/20/2024 | CHEYANNE M. DANIELS
The NAACP is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the death of Jim Rogers, a 54-year-old Black man who died in an October 2021 incident with a Pittsburgh police officer. Rogers
died the day after police officer Keith Edmonds repeatedly shocked him with a taser. “Jim Rogers deserved better, and Black America deserves better,” Janette McCarthy Wallace, general counsel of the NAACP, said in a statement. “But the sad reality is, our communities continue to endure pain and suffering at the hands of those tasked with serving and protecting us. We have seen the photographs, watched the videos,...
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NAACP Urges Student Athletes to Reconsider PWI Universities in Florida Amidst Dismantling of DEI
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NAA_L_CP ^
| 3/11/2024 | Some office worker at NAA_L_CP
Today, the NAACP sent a letter to current and prospective members of the NCAA, calling for Black student athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida. The letter comes following recent news that the University of Florida had dismantled its DEI department at the direction of the
DeSantis administration's Stop WOKE Act. The bill, which was passed last year, prohibits the use of state funds for any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. While the University of Florida has been the first to follow the directive, Florida is home to some of the nation's largest public...
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NAACP finds ‘no evidence’ of antisemitic taunting at NY girls HS basketball game canceled after alleged abuse
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NY Post ^
| 01/22/2024 | Steve Janoski
The Yonkers NAACP found “no evidence” that high school student-athletes hurled antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents during a girls basketball game that sparked widespread backlash. An
investigation by the group reportedly found a “rush to judgment” against Roosevelt High School students, who were accused of targeting players from Leffell School, a private Jewish school in Hartsdale, during a Jan. 4 game that was canceled partway through because of the conflicts. But Frank Coleman, president of the Yonkers NAACP and senior pastor at Messiah Baptist Church, said there was “absolutely no evidence of any antisemitic slurs rendered,” according to the Journal...
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Illinois NAACP president is SUSPENDED after branding 'rapists and savages' who are taking resources from black and homeless people
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Daily Mail ^
| 12/28/23 | Alex Hammer
The head of the Illinois Chapter of the NAACP has been suspended over her inflammatory comments about migrants. Teresa
Haley made the remarks during a Zoom call in October, where she labeled the more than 25,000 new arrivals 'savages' and 'rapists'. The soundbite soon went viral, and eventually elicited both an apology from Haley, and a statement from the seminal civil rights group. In a statement, the Baltimore-based agency confirmed it had suspended Haley, 58, on December 13 - the day before she issued her apology. When contacted Thursday, the NAACP did not immediately offer information or clarification on the...
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Illinois NAACP president faces calls to quit over conference call where she branded migrants 'rapist savages' who are taking resources from black and homeless people
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Daily Mail ^
| 12/13/23 | Dominic Yeatman
A horrified colleague has called out a leading NAACP activist for hate speech after she denounced migrants as raping, burgling savages who do not speak English. Teresa Haley was complaining to branch presidents of the Illinois NAACP about support that Chicago authorities were offering to the 26,000 migrants who have arrived in
the city since August last year. Haley who heads the NAACP state conference also used the N-word and sneered at transgender people during the video call which was recorded by former Du Bois County branch president Patrick Watson. 'These immigrants who come over here, they've been raping people,...
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DeSantis calls NAACP's warning about Florida to minorities and LGBTQ people a "stunt"
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CBS News ^
| September 13, 2023 | Kathryn Watson
Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis said the NAACP is pulling a "stunt" by calling Florida hostile to Black Americans, other minorities and LGBTQ+ people. The
NAACP has issued a warning that Florida is "openly hostile for African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals." In an interview with DeSantis, CBS Evening News ... Norah O'Donnell asked if ... everyone could feel welcome in DeSantis' America. "A hundred percent," DeSantis responded. "And that is politics. That's a stunt that they're playing. They obviously have (a) very left wing agenda, which I don't begrudge them that. But in Florida, our...
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NAACP Wants Action Against Crime [semi-satire]
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Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^
| 6 August 2023 | John Semmens
Cynthia Adams, president of the Oakland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Bishop Bob Jackson, Senior Pastor at Acts Full Gospel Church called for city leaders "to crack down on rising crime, stop defunding the police, and prosecute lawbreakers. Our
District Attorney's unwillingness to prosecute people who murder and commit life threatening serious crimes is hurting us." A spokesperson for the District Attorney for Alameda County, where Oakland is located, chastised Adams and Jackson, saying, "we are disappointed that a great African-American pastor and a great African-American organization would take a false narrative...
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Oakland NAACP demands prosecution of criminals, hiring more police.......[say what?]
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Just The News ^
| Updated: July 31, 2023 - 11:00pm | By Kenneth Schrupp & The Center Square
The public reaction against crime has been steadily growing in the Bay Area, with voters last year choosing to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who prioritized reducing incarceration through alternatives to prosecution and sentencing for a wide range of crimes. (The
Center Square) - The Oakland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) called upon city leaders to declare a state of emergency on crime, stop defunding the police, and prosecute people who commit serious crimes. In a written, open letter, Cynthia Adams, president of the Oakland branch of the NAACP, and Bishop...
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Robert Kraft speaks with rapper Meek Mill on NAACP panel about antisemitism and racism
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Forward ^
| July 31, 2023 | Jacob Gurvis
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft participated in a panel conversation on fighting antisemitism and racism on Sunday during the annual NAACP convention in Boston. Titled “Hate Has No Home: Racism, Anti-Semitism and Building Bridges to Fight All Hate,” the conversation was moderated by Fox Sports host Joy Taylor and featured NAACP
President and CEO Derrick Johnson, historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Kraft and the rapper and activist Meek Mill. Mill and Kraft have been friends since Kraft helped advocate for the rapper’s release from prison in 2018. They co-founded the nonprofit REFORM Alliance in January 2019 to advocate for...
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Regional NAACP backs on Oakland branch's request for state of emergency declaration over ongoing violence
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KTVU Fox 2 Oakland ^
| Published July 29, 2023 10:35PM | By Bailey O'Carroll
OAKLAND, Calif. - Violence in Oakland has reached a boiling point, that NAACP's Oakland chapter asked that the city declare a state of emergency, and now, the regional branch is doubling down. Just
days ago, the Oakland chapter of the organization wrote a letter to the city saying in part: "Failed leadership, including the movement to refund the police, our District Attorney’s unwillingness to charge and prosecute people who murder and commit life-threatening serious crimes, and the proliferation of anti-police rhetoric have created a heyday for Oakland criminals." On Saturday the chapter that oversees the entire state of California showed...
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Woman & NAACP Say NC Police Seized Her Dog and Raided Her Home Without Cause
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article277668498.html#storylink=cpy
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The News & Observer ^
| JULY 27, 2023 | Virginia Bridges
Shayla Tapp was in the shower at her Roxboro home when she heard the knocking on her door. “I
am in the shower,” she said she shouted. “I said it like three times.” Tapp, 36, grabbed a towel and was drying off as she stepped over the tub and out of the bathroom. Next she saw her backdoor fly off the hinges as about six police officers with guns drawn raced toward her shouting and cursing. “Shut the f — up,” the officers yelled, Tapp said. “Get the f — down.” Officers had been at Tapp’s house earlier that day...
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Oakland NAACP blasts progressive city leaders demands more action on rising crime
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Hotair ^
| 07/28/2023 | John Sexton
It’s hard to believe this actually happened. Oakland
is a far left city full of far left elected officials. Yesterday the head of the Oakland NAACP, along with the Bishop of the Acts Full Gospel Church, released a letter blasting the city’s progressive politics and singling out the county’s progressive DA. The letter called for a state of emergency to deal with rising crime. This letter is so good I’m tempted to include all of it but here’s a portion of it.Oakland residents are sick and tired of our intolerable public safety crisis that overwhelmingly impacts minority communities. Murders, shootings,...
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Hillary Clinton Headlines List of Speakers for NAACP National Convention in Boston
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Boston Herald ^
| July 5, 2023 | Rick Sobey
Former Secretary of State and ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton headlines a list of speakers for the NAACP National Convention in Boston later this month. Joining
the former First Lady on the convention speaker list are Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones — who had been expelled from the House of Representatives after leading a gun control protest following a mass shooting. The 114th NAACP National Convention is coming to Boston from July 26 to Aug. 1. “Each year, NAACP members and friends gather at the Convention in a shared space that has proven vital for our collective...
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Local NAACP Hosts "Stay WOKE" Votercade Bus Tour in Newtown June 21
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Yahoo News! ^
| Tue, June 20, 2023
<p>A statewide bus voter registration and community advocating initiative, dubbed the 'Stay Woke' Votercade, is scheduled to stop in Sarasota's Newtown community at Bethlehem Baptist Church on June 21 from 9-11 a.m.as part of a 15-city Florida NAACP tour.</p><p>Manasota NAACP organizers and president Trevor Harvey will welcome residents and visitors to visit
the bus on its fourth day of the week-long tour, which began in Jacksonville on June 18. Harvey said locally the tour is an opportunity to educate residents about recently passed Florida laws that affect not only Black residents but many other marginalized residents in the region and state as well.</p>
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The NAACP is right. Democrats should avoid Florida
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Hotair ^
| 05/25/2023 | Jazz Shaw
You may recall when the NAACP issued a travel advisory, warning Black people to either avoid going to Florida or to “be careful” when traveling there. (Despite
the fact that the Chairman of the NAACP lives in Florida and has for decades.) Since that time, I’ve watched numerous commentators, particularly on Fox News, scoffing at the warning. They remind us that Black families have been moving to the Sunshine State in record numbers and availing themselves of the state’s record low unemployment and crime rates, not to mention the weather. So yes, it’s easy to scoff at the NAACP’s highly...
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Florida GOP Offers To Help NAACP Chairman Move Out Of State After Organization Issues Travel Advisory For Florida
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SLAY ^
| May 23, 2023 - 11:32 am | David Hawkins
NAACP Board of Directors chairman Leon W. Russell lives in Florida despite the NAACP issuing a travel advisory for the state. He
lives in the Tampa Bay area. The Chairman of the Florida GOP, Christian Ziegler, said: “The CHAIRMAN of the @NAACP lives in Tampa, FLORIDA! True leadership is being willing to do what you ask others to do… time to step up and MOVE. If you think our state is so bad, the @FloridaGOP will help with moving costs.” Russell went on MSNBC to try to defend himself. He said: “First of all, he is full of bull—-. Secondly,...
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GOP Leader In Florida Pushes Back On NAACP “Travel Advisory”
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The Free Press-Tampa ^
| 05/22/2023 | Mike Jenkins
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – On Monday, the NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for Florida, claiming Governor DeSantis is attempting to erase Black history in the state. “The
travel advisory comes in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools,” said a statement released by the NAACP.
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Ron DeSantis DESTROYS Woke NAACP as Black Lives Matter IMPLODES!!!
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Rumble ^
| 5/23/23 | Dr Steve Turley
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NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida, saying the state is 'openly hostile toward African Americans' under Gov. DeSantis' administration
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CBS News ^
| MAY 21, 2023 / 10:37 AM / | CNN
MIAMI -- Another advocacy group is warning people of color about traveling to Florida – but for different reasons. The
NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state "in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis' aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools," the group said in a written statement Saturday. The announcement came days after LULAC – the League of United Latin American Citizens – issued a travel advisory for Florida after DeSantis signed a new immigration law that will go into effect in July. Both LULAC and the NAACP...
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NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida, saying the state is 'openly hostile toward African Americans'
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See BS News Miami/Philadelphia ^
| 5/21/2023
Another advocacy group is warning people of color about traveling to Florida – but for different reasons. The
NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state "in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis' aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools," the group said in a written statement...
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