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NAACP Weekly News Update 12.3.21

January 4, 2022
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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. Upon its release, Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, noted that the country is now in a “war for our democracy,” pointing to the American Recovery Act, Freedom to Vote Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and each Senator’s support for eliminating the filibuster as reasoning for their grade.

MSNBC:Stacey Abrams’ run for Georgia governor will test GOP voter suppression
“We cannot out-organize voter suppression,” Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, told Vanity Fair in August. “We organized in November to put people in office to address the issue of voter suppression. We did not organize in November to let elected officials off the hook to organize again and overcome a new hurdle. Voters did their job as citizens, and now they’re simply asking elected officials to do their job to protect our right to vote.”

VanityFair:Democrats still have a chance to stop democracy from getting trampled
“We cannot out-organize voter suppression,” as NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson told me back in August.

NAACP:Hey Black America
SVP of Marketing and Communications, Trovon Williams discusses the new Omicron variant and how you can fight with facts by joining our next Covid-19 townhall around next Thursday, December 9 to get updates on how to protect yourself and your community. He also speaks on our elected officials taking recess ahead of protecting our voting rights and encourages you all to check out your senators civil rights scorecard.

UPI:Another 5 jurors seated in Kim Potter trial for death of Daunte Wright
The NAACP condemned the shooting of Wright at the time, saying it was an example of police use of excessive force against Black citizens. “Both were fathers, both were Black men, both died at the hands of police,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “Whether it be carelessness and negligence or a blatant modern-day lynching, the result is the same. Another Black man has died at the hands of police.”

Variety:NAACP Image Awards Announces Ceremony Date, New Podcast Categories for In-Person 2022 Event
The NAACP Image Awards will return with an in-person ceremony on Saturday, February 26, 2022 — and broadcast live on BET. The NAACP announced Thursday that it has added new podcast categories to the mix as well.

Billboard:Here’s the Date of the 2022 NAACP Image Awards
“Now more than ever, we need Black voices to push the envelope, educate, and inspire audiences around the world. We’re proud to once again provide a space that both elevates and celebrates these voices through the 53rd NAACP Image Awards,” said Derrick Johnson, President & CEO of the NAACP.

MSNBC:NAACP President: Rittenhouse verdict ‘was an injustice’
NAACP President Derrick Johnson joins Zerlina Maxwell to discuss the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse who fatally shot two men and injured a third during protests against the death of a Black man by police. Johnson says he believes the lack of accountability may embolden others to “display their white supremacist behavior in the public square.”

USA Today:Rittenhouse case, Arbery death trial reflect deepening political and racial divides
Liberals such as civil rights leader Al Sharpton, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and U.S. Rep Cori Bush, D-Mo., said white privilege and racism are pivotal in the Rittenhouse case.

RealClear Politics:NAACP President Derrick Johnson: We Take Rittenhouse Verdict As A “Warning Shot” That “Vigilante Justice Is Allowed In This Country”
“You know, it’s hard for African Americans to reconcile what we witnessed in that trial. We have far too many individuals sitting in jail for crimes they didn’t commit or overcharged for crimes that were committed. Here you have a 17-year-old who illegally purchased a gun, traveled across state lines to protect property that was not his, for owners who did not invite him, and he put himself in harm’s way based on the rhetoric that he’s seen on social media platforms,” NAACP President & CEO, Derrick Johnson.

Bloomberg:The NAACP Becomes Part-Owner of Hello Alice
NAACP Empowerment Programs are now part-owner of the fastest growing platform for Black-owned small businesses in the U.S., Hello Alice. The online network of over 500,000 business owners aims to increase the success rate for entrepreneurs. In this edition of Bloomberg Equality, Romaine Bostick spoke with NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Hello Alice Co-Founder Elizabeth Gore about the partnership.

Journal Star:Omaha and Lincoln NAACP chapters support UNL’s racial equity plan
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s plan to address racism and racial inequity, which has been the subject of intense criticism from conservative politicians, received a ringing endorsement from the Omaha and Lincoln chapters of the NAACP on Wednesday.

WKRN:NAACP responds to alleged racial slur by basketball official
The Nashville Branch of the NAACP, Nashville PROPEL, the Urban League of Middle Tennessee and the Interdenominational Ministries Fellowship came together with a letter in response accusing Childress and the TSSAA of ignoring players, coaches and parents close to the action.

WBBJ:Local NAACP accepts historical artifacts of Merry High School
NAACP President Harrell Carter says these books represent the history of Merry High School. He says the history is welcomed back to Jackson. “We’re honored to be members of a family that lived life as humanitarians in education. So how much does it mean? It means our life. It means everything,” said Thembekila Coleman, a family member.

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