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Staunton NAACP announces new TJ Jemison Scholarship

News Leader - Staunton 11 Feb 2026
The Staunton branch of the NAACP launched a new scholarship. The TJ Jemison Scholarship was announced in a press release from the Staunton NAACP branch during Black History Month ... About the NAACP.
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NAACP, clergy call on Atlantic County prosecutor to resign, citing lost trust in Small case

Atlantic City 10 Feb 2026
The Atlantic City NAACP and local clergy groups called Monday on Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds to resign, citing his handling of the child abuse case against Mayor Marty Small Sr ... .
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Trenton lawyer and NAACP President Austin Edwards is running for mayor

The Trentonian 10 Feb 2026
Trenton first. That’s the emphasis Austin Edwards had when talking to The Trentonian recently. The community lawyer, civil rights lawyer, activist, Trenton school board member, and Trenton NAACP President is looking to add one more title ... Lt.
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NAACP Celebrates Legal Victory in Challenge to Education Department’s Anti-Opportunity “Dear Colleague Letter” (NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Public Technologies 09 Feb 2026
- Today, the NAACP celebrates a legal victory after challenging the U.S ... The NAACP successfully secured a preliminary injunction in this case last year ... Janette McCarthy Wallace, NAACP General Counsel shared the following statement. ... About NAACP.
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Books the DC Public Library recommends for Black History Month

Wtop 09 Feb 2026
“’The NAACP in ... Gray told WTOP his book looks back at the early years of the NAACP in D.C., which quickly became a leading opponent of President Woodrow Wilson’s move to segregate federal offices.
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NAACP banquet

Waco Tribune-Herald 09 Feb 2026
Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, is the keynote speaker at the Waco NAACP scholarship banquet Feb. 28 at Waco Convention Center, 100 Washington Ave ....
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Cobb County’s NAACP honors the history of the Black church at community gathering

Marietta Daily Journal 08 Feb 2026
Church leadership, an elected official and members of the Cobb County branch of the NAACP led a moment of connection, conversation and prayer Saturday ... .
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Lubbock advocates demand arrests, transparency after student attacked

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 08 Feb 2026
NAACP, family demand justice for Lubbock teen DeTayevion Lang. Lubbock's NAACP and the family of 17-year-old DeTayevion Lang call for more transparency and law enforcement action following a reported assault on the teen.
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Walter L. Bailey Jr.: A living bridge between Dr. King’s movement and today’s civil rights battles

TSD Memphis 08 Feb 2026
That alone tells you history lives here. But long before his name was etched into stone, Walter L. Bailey Jr.
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