NAACP

284 Members of Congress Just Got an 'F' on Their Civil Rights Report Card

While Appearing to Struggle With National Anthem, Analysis Shows Trump Speaks at, Like, Fourth Grade Level

Julia Conley, staff writer

After months of attacking football players for kneeling during the anthem—and bragging about his intelligence—Trump appears to forget the song's words

Citing Trump's 'Racially Hostile' Record, Critics Say He Shouldn't Attend Civil Rights Museum's Grand Opening

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"He has no place at a celebration of the very values and aspirations his...

'Message Loud and Clear' Says NAACP After Latest Trump Snub

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

For second time, and unlike predecessors, president refuses to attend civil...

Rev. William Barber Says GOP Voter Suppression the 'Real Hacking' of US Democracy

Former NAACP Head Ben Jealous Enters MD Governor's Race Campaigning for Economic and Social Justice

Bernie Sanders, Nina Turner, NAACP Demand Workers' Rights in Mississippi

Harnessing 'Power of the Purse to Demonstrate Power of Democracy,' NAACP Calls for N.C. Boycott

Puzder Opponents Demand Trump Drop 'Most Anti-Worker Labor Nominee Ever'

'Sessions Watch' Begins as Chorus Promises to Hold AG Accountable

NAACP Sit-In at Sen. Sessions' Office Puts AG Pick's Worrisome History in Crosshairs

Calls for NC Boycott In Wake of Anti-Democratic GOP Maneuvers

Denouncing Trump as 'Vulgarity Unbounded,' Rev. Barber Says Election Must Fuel Work for Justice

Groups Demand Trump Ditch Plans for Deportations, Muslim Ban, and Torture

Absent VRA Protections, Voters Report Long Lines, Intimidation in Critical Swing States

Judge's Emergency Ruling Puts End to "Insane" Voter Suppression in N. Carolina

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We, The Heart of Our Democracy

If you just couldn't watch Hillary - and we get it - you might have missed the electrifying call by Rev. William Barber, head of North Carolina's NAACP and leader of its Moral Mondays, to embrace "a moral revolution of values" and continue fighting for progressive causes. Citing Jesus, "a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew" - and only briefly referencing Clinton - Barber proclaimed, "We must shock this nation with the power of love. We must shock this nation with the power of mercy."