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The NAACP Awards will air live on BET in front of an audience for the first time since the pandemic.

The Windham/Willimantic NAACP chapter is not happy with the way the state is treating a case of a noose being found in a Hebron high school. Last week a 17-year-old RHAM student was arrested, but the NAACP thinks the charges he faces are not enough. On Tuesday, that teenager was expected in court, but because he is under 18 all…

A Black pastor who was arrested by white police officers while watering the flowers of a neighbor has filed a federal lawsuit over the ordeal.

The Red Cross of Massachusetts is calling for Black donors to take part in a series of blood drives this weekend aimed at raising awareness for sickle cell disease. In honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, the organization is hosting a series of blood drives to help patients with the illness, which plagues around 100,000…

The president of the Boston Branch of the NAACP is running to be Massachusetts’ first new secretary of state in nearly three decades. Tanisha Sullivan, an attorney and the local chapter’s leader, is promising to bring a fresh perspective to the job, which has been held by William Galvin for 27 years. “We’ve got more work to do to...

Tanisha Sullivan, president of the NAACP Boston Branch, is running for secretary state against William Galvin, who has held the job for 27 years.

Samuel L. Jackson will receive the Chairman’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image Awards this month.

The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, will soon celebrate its 113th birthday, which its leaders say comes as it undergoes a restructuring to reflect a membership and leadership that is trending younger

The NAACP is urging professional athletes to consider not signing with professional sports teams in Texas to protest the state’s controversial voting and abortion laws.

Boston residents who fail to register by Wednesday will be unable to vote in next month’s preliminary mayoral election, as bills authorizing people to register and vote on election day remain under legislative review. Massachusetts lawmakers and voting rights activists for years have urged adoption of a so-called same-day registration bill, and while the idea has gained traction in...

Redistricting is taking place without previous federal protections, and voters of color could lose out even as Census data shows the U.S. is now more diverse.

A North Carolina sheriff says the deputy who shot and killed a man while serving a search warrant has been put on leave pending an investigation

Local advocates are calling for continued police accountability after Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd.

Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color.

Critics of Georgia’s new Republican-backed election law have issued fresh calls to boycott some of the state’s largest businesses

Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month.

The NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund is launching a scholarship program to create a new generation of civil rights lawyers

As a barrier-breaking year draws to a close, one undeniable fact has emerged: the strength of Black political power

Joe Biden has been projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. NECN’s Sue O’Connell speaks with Tanisha Sullivan, NAACP Boston president, about the former vice president’s projected victory.

“Shark Tank” veteran Daymond John is hosting a live-streamed special aimed at bolstering Black entrepreneurship