NAACP, civil rights groups file lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order on voting and elections
A coalition of voting rights organizations, including the NAACP, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...
Jerry Ferrell, the first Black member of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission, suspects that politics are at play in his removal from the board
The first Black Kentuckian to serve on the board overseeing Kentucky’s fish and wildlife management agency says he’s concerned a...
Mississippi NAACP and DeSoto County challenge redrawn legislative maps in court
The Mississippi NAACP chapter and DeSoto County are making legal objections to the Mississippi Legislature’s redrawn legislative district maps in...
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library following DOD order
The U.S. Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books from its library as part of a broader effort to comply with...
Inability to pay for care, medicine in U.S. hits new high; rates worsen among Black, Hispanic groups since 2021
The percentage of U.S. adults who have recently been unable to afford or access quality healthcare has reached 11% --...
DOJ reverses stance on Louisiana redistricting case before the Supreme Court, no longer backs new Black voter district
Four days after Trump's swearing-in this January, the Justice Department told the Supreme Court that the federal government's opinion for the Louisiana...
Louisiana beats national average in training Black doctors
Louisiana has a greater share of Black students entering medical school than the national average, new data shows.
DOJ drops lawsuit against Houston County’s at-large voting system
The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has dropped a lawsuit against Houston County, which argued the county's at-large commission races violated...
Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research faces racial discrimination lawsuits from Black employees
Three African American women are suing the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research in federal court, alleging they experienced racial discrimination...
NAACP disputes claim of Boulder County chapter’s disbandment
In an email sent over the weekend, leaders with Boulder County's chapter of the NAACP said they've chosen to "dissolve"...
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