State and local officials, NAACP urge people to vote at Starkville town hall
Next month’s election has been called the most important in recent history, and residents of Starkville and Oktibbeha County are increasingly aware of it as more and more of them register to vote, Oktibbeha County NAACP President Yulanda Haddix said.
NAACP letter gives businesses deadline to support, condemn Sanders
The Columbus-Lowndes NAACP has sent letters to several hundred businesses in the community asking business representatives to publicly state whether they support the effort to have District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders resign from the county board of supervisors.
NAACP to hold Juneteenth celebration in Starkville
In normal times, Juneteenth is narrowly defined.
It commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when the last of the remaining slaves in the U.S. were notified of their emancipation following the end of the Civil War two months earlier.
Racial justice marches spark interest in local NAACP chapters
Yulanda Haddix first became a member of the NAACP at age 18 and has been a member of the Oktibbeha County chapter since returning to Starkville in 2014, serving the last two years as its president.
Haddix named new Oktibbeha NAACP president
Yulanda Haddix has always had an eye for community service.
Now she’ll take her passion for involvement in the community to a new phase, as the newest president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Oktibbeha County chapter.
Rep. John Lewis: Trump is an ‘insult’ to civil rights event
U.S. Rep John Lewis announced Thursday that he won’t speak at the opening of Mississippi civil rights and history museums, saying it’s an “insult” that President Donald Trump will attend.
Some object to Trump attending civil rights museum opening
President Donald Trump’s plan to attend the grand opening of a Mississippi civil rights museum is drawing pushback, including from the NAACP.
NAACP president won’t be returning as leader
NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday.
NAACP: Move tourney from Mississippi because of rebel flag
A civil rights group is asking the NCAA to move a regional softball tournament out of Mississippi because the state flag contains the Confederate battle emblem.
Police end NAACP sit-in against attorney general nominee
The national president of the NAACP and five others were arrested after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. attorney general, the civil rights group said.
NAACP: Trump declines offer to address civil rights group
The NAACP says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has declined an invitation to address the group’s upcoming convention, flouting established precedent and highlighting anew the GOP standard-bearer’s struggle to attract support from nonwhite voters.
NAACP seeks removal of Miss. flag in 2 counties
The NAACP is asking two more Mississippi counties to stop flying the state flag because it contains the Confederate battle emblem, but the request is meeting resistance from the Sons of Confederate Veterans and some local residents who say it represents history.
NAACP: Miss. should remove Confederate sign from flag
The NAACP is calling on Mississippi legislators to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, days after South Carolina removed a stand-alone Confederate banner from its Capitol grounds.
Other Editors: Honesty always the best path
Decades ago, when there were obvious, well-constructed barriers to prevent minorities from improving their lives, there was the occasional story of light-skinned blacks who passed themselves off as white in order to get ahead.
Group seeks new grand jury in Ferguson police shooting case
The NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, citing “grave legal concerns,” is asking a Missouri judge to convene a new grand jury to consider charges against the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Analysis: Holmes oversaw Miss. spy files’ release
Nearly two decades ago, Hank T. Holmes oversaw the release of records from the defunct Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, a segregationist agency that spied on civil rights workers.
State to use its voter ID law
Mississippi on Tuesday will use its new voter ID law for the first time, culminating a long political fight in a state with a troubled past of voting-rights suppression.
L.A. NAACP head resigns over move to honor Sterling
The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP resigned Thursday, following outrage over a decision he later reversed to give Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling an award for promoting civil rights.
NAACP leader to continue push for Unity Park’s opening
Chris Taylor, the leader of Oktibbeha County’s NAACP chapter, says he again will push for Unity Park’s unveiling in early 2014 after county supervisors failed for a second straight year to formalize plans for an opening ceremony.
NAACP preparing to search for new CEO
WASHINGTON — The NAACP’s board is forming a search committee to find the next president and CEO for the nation’s largest civil rights organization, its