Derrick Johnson named Interim President and CEO of NAACP
Mississippi’s own Derrick Johnson, former chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors and state president of the Mississippi State Conference NAACP has been designated...
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The Passing of Julian Bond: NAACP Leader Says He Was the Voice of the Civil Rights Movement
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ATLANTA, Ga.–With Saturday’s passing of Julian Bond, a mainstay voice of the Civil Rights movement is silent. Bond, who was 75 when he died, traveled...
“Unnecessary Shooting”: Bolivar County Deputy Indicted, Family, NAACP React
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PHOTO: Facebook CLEVELAND, Miss.–The shooting of Willie Lee Bingham, Jr., on March 13, 2013, in Bolivar County is being called “unnecessary” by the attorney general’s...
A Union at the Nissan Plant: The Big Topic for the Mississippi NAACP
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JACKSON, Miss.–The state’s NAACP leadership wanted to talk about healthcare, education, incarceration and voter rights at their annual Legislative Advocacy Day press conference at the...