NAACP

Some 1,300 black men from the Memphis Department of Public Works went on strike 50 years ago to protest poor working conditions. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about them a day before his assassination.

A man with an eclectic career — youngest president of the NAACP, Silicon Valley tech investor — wants to be the governor of Maryland. NPR spent two days with him on the campaign trail.

The NAACP is warning black passengers they may be treated unfairly when flying on American Airlines.

The NAACP, citing "a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers," urged black travelers to avoid booking flights on the carrier.

The 108-year-old organization chose Derrick Johnson, who had served as interim president since July.

North Carolina's NAACP chapter, which usually supports Democrats, is withholding an annual honor from Democratic Gov.

For the first time, the national civil rights organization has issued a travel warning for a state. The NAACP cites "racist incidents" and legislation it says "legalizes individual discrimination."

The nation's oldest civil rights group is facing questions about its leadership and next steps under Trump as it opens its annual meeting in Baltimore. The group's president recently stepped down.

Cornell William Brooks has led the civil rights group since 2014. The NAACP says it won't be renewing his contract, as part of a "transformational retooling" of the entire organization.

A bill filed Thursday in the North Carolina General Assembly aims to curb what it calls “economic terrorism.” House Bill 249 would place new penalties on protesters who cause damage or disrupt busi