 USA Today: Biden: Fight for voting rights 'far from over,' a day after third bill fails in the Senate
"At the end of the day, if we don't make this happen, it's going to rest at the feet of not only the president but members of the Senate," Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, said in an interview with USA TODAY. "Democrats need to stand up and protect our democracy, and anything less is a failure." Senate Republicans this week blocked advancement and debate of the Freedom to Vote Act, which would have created federal rules to protect mail-in voting, expand early voting, ensure same-day voting registration and make Election Day a federal holiday.
The Hill: Patience with Biden wearing thin among Black leaders
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson delivered a stark warning to Biden in a statement released after a failed cloture vote on the Freedom to Vote Act Wednesday afternoon: “Don't forget that Black voters landed a victory for this President and this Congress, so don't fail us again.”
Mediaite: NAACP President: If Biden and Senate Democrats Can’t Pass Voting Rights Bill It Will ‘Completely Undermine The Legacy of This President’
NAACP President Derrick Johnson told CNN’s Erica Hill that if the voting rights bill doesn’t pass, it would completely undermine President Joe Biden’s legacy. “I think the outcome will demonstrate whether or not the ball has been dropped,” replied Johnson. “For African-Americans, we must get legislation to protect our right to vote. It’s imperative that the Senate leadership, members of the Senate, and the White House make this happen before the end of the year. Anything less will completely undermine the legacy of this president.”
USA Today: 'Use your soapbox': Activists urge Biden to step up voting rights push as latest bill fails in Senate
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who also spoke Thursday and has taken the lead on voting rights for the administration, have also come under pressure by advocates to use their bully pulpit to get voting rights reform passed. “At the end of the day, if we don't make this happen, it's going to rest at the feet of not only the president but members of the Senate, not only the president but members of the Senate," Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, said in an interview with USA TODAY.
The Hill: NAACP, AT&T to meet to discuss OANN
Officials from the NAACP will be meeting with AT&T on Thursday to press the telecommunications company to sever ties with the right-wing One America News Network (OAN). "NAACP President Derrick Johnson will be meeting with AT&T leadership tomorrow, October 21st. The meeting will focus on the need for AT&T to drop OAN immediately," the NAACP said in a Wednesday release. The meeting will take place at AT&T's office in Washington, D.C.
ABC Chicago: NAACP files lawsuit against new Illinois legislative map, saying it undermines Black voters
A lawsuit seeks to block new Illinois state legislative district maps, saying Black residents of East St. Louis were unconstitutionally split up into multiple House districts to help white Democratic incumbents in neighboring districts win reelection. The federal lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of the East St. Louis Branch NAACP, the Illinois State Conference of the NAACP and the United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations. It says race played a role in the redistricting of House District 114, which is currently represented by Rep. LaToya Greenwood, who is Black.
NBC-12: NAACP Empowerment Programs Becomes Part-owner in Hello Alice to Build Black Generational Wealth
Today, NAACP Empowerment Programs announced their newly acquired ownership stake in Hello Alice, the largest digital platform helping small businesses launch and grow through access to capital. The announcement is a first for the NAACP Empowerment Programs and will provide substantial resources towards advancing the organization's goals for economic equality for Black communities.
North Bay Business Journal: Sonoma County Start-up Resource firms gets NAACP investment
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans to acquire a stake through its “empowerment program” in Hello Alice – a multi-channel platform co-founded by entrepreneur Elizabeth Gore from Sonoma County. Hello Alice is an online resource whose creators say they fashioned it to provide assistance to women and other unrepresented groups as they pursue business opportunities.
The State Journal-Register: New state legislative map undermines Black voters in East St. Louis
The federal lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of the East St. Louis Branch NAACP, the Illinois State Conference of the NAACP and the United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations. It says race played a role in the redistricting of House District 114, which is currently represented by Rep. LaToya Greenwood, who is Black.
Canton Repository: Ohio NAACP leader: America must take police reform, voter suppression seriously
"All of these voices are telling us that we are unique people," Roberts said. "We are a unique people because, by definition, racism is institutional and it's carried on from one generation after another. But it takes a unique people to understand this.” Roberts said a "better" American society would take police reform and voter suppression seriously and end "baiting legislation" in Congress.
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