Message from Philadelphia Branch NAACP President on the Anniversary of the capitol Insurrection
The world sat in shock and utter disgust on January 6, 2021, as we watched hundreds of people storm the Capitol.
‘Everyone is welcome’: New Year’s parade with checkered past of offensive costumes returns with an inclusive message
New York (CNN)America’s oldest folk parade returns Sunday after coronavirus shut down the New Year’s Day tradition that has come under scrutiny for racist and other offensive costumes worn by some participants throughout the years.
Our Year in Review
New York Times:The White House will freeze federal student loan repayments until May 1.
Even so, the kind of sweeping forgiveness that many progressives and activists sought has remained elusive, and some of them quickly pointed out that the Biden administration could do more:
NAACP Weekly News Update 12.17.21
MSNBC Deadline:NAACP President Urges Senators to Protect Voting Rights. NAACP President Derrick Johnson met virtually with a group of Senate Democrats who the organization believes have not done enough to fight and protect voting rights.
Calls to end violence after gunfire damages building housing Philadelphia NAACP
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A shooting in Nicetown sent a man to the hospital and left behind damage on a building shared by a Pennsylvania state senator and the Philadelphia NAACP.
New Day at NAACP
Purple Queen Blackwell reporting here for WHYY’S “You Oughta Know,” a popular series covering people, places & events off the beaten path in Philadelphia. Airs weekly, Fridays at 7:30pm on WHYY-TV12 (excerpts of this interview were featured in Nov 2021)
NAACP Weekly News Update 12.10.21
The Hill:Civil rights groups urge Schumer to pass House-approved social spending bill. The groups, including the NAACP and National Urban League, penned a letter to Schumer on Monday encouraging the Senate to approve the Build Back Better Act “without amendments that would weaken provisions key to the racial equity impact of the Child Tax Credit”.
NAACP Weekly News Update 12.3.21
Ebony:Black Civic Organizations Rate U.S. Senators on Commitment to Real Equity. The first-ever Senate scorecard was spearheaded by the NAACP and was in partnership with the National Action Network, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation, Fighting for Our Vote Initiative, National Council of Negro Women, and the National Urban League.
Statement from NAACP Philadelphia Branch President Catherine Hicks on Ahmaud Arbery verdict
“As we prepare to move into the Thanksgiving holiday season and yes, we are thankful for this verdict, let us be reminded that although justice was served in the Ahmaud Arbery trial. A life is still lost and countless other lives have and continue to be lost, because our justice system is still flawed!
Philly NAACP Youth Council hosts police reform panel
In light of the countless police shootings over the past couple of years, police reform has been a critical issue for the African-American community.
