#Oakland #NAACP is a disgrace, nat'l chapter really ought to step in.

Euphemistic headline, but some value in this short piece:

“Next summer marks 50 years since a federal judge ordered Boston to integrate its public schools… ‘I remember sitting on that bus and having people pelt the bus with rocks. I don't remember the words because I didn't really understand the N-word when I was 7 years old, but I remember it was hate. Sometimes you don't remember the word—you remember the sentiment behind it.’”
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/09/07/boston-busing-crisis-anniversary-legacy-desegregation-violence-racism-integration
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#Boston #NAACP #education #race

@ai6yr Or maybe NEI is utilizing this group...

"Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) likes to call itself “the voice of the energy consumer,” but it really is an advocacy front group for some of the country’s largest fossil fuel corporations and trade associations. Its members page does not include nationally recognized organizations that advocate on behalf of consumers and low-income communities, senior citizens, and minorities such as AARP, local citizen utility boards, NAACP, and the National Consumer Law Center.

"CEA pitches its “consumer advocacy voice” to fossil fuel companies and their trade associations to help industry campaigns “out flank” the opponents it has targeted, including #Greenpeace and the #NAACP.

"Some of CEA’s utility industry members have been:
- American Gas Association
- Ameren Missouri
- CenterPoint Energy
- Dominion Energy
- DTE Electric
- Edison Electric Institute
- Entergy
- Florida Power & Light (NextEra)
- Jacksonville Energy Authority
- Nuclear Energy Institute
- Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
- South Carolina Electric & Gas/SCANA (now owned by Dominion Energy)
- Xcel Energy"

Source: https://energyandpolicy.org/consumer-energy-alliance/

‘Morality Police’: Fox News Hosts Freak Out After Canada Warns LGBTQ Travelers About Dangers of Visiting US

“Well, they’re talking about Florida, right? They’re aiming this at #DeSantis, and the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which is one of the most ridiculous interpretations of that bill that I’ve ever seen,”

#NAACP had issued a travel warning for LGBTQ people thinking of visiting Florida, Tafoya insisted, “this is all very much, this is very political, and it’s misdirected.”

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2023/08/morality-police-fox-news-hosts-freak-out-after-canada-warns-lgbtq-travelers-about-dangers-of-visiting-us/

"The Oakland branch of the NAACP, an institution long lauded for its civil rights work, has always proffered proximity to power as a social change tool. This rarely has fared well for our people. The group’s most recent shenanigans include co-opting the Black Lives Matter slogan to defend a corrupt police chief — whose firing they dubbed a “modern day lynching” — and, more recently, calling for a state of emergency. This maneuver, if successful, could lead to the National Guard patrolling Oakland streets. A reminiscent tactic from history, this co-optation of activism is the antithesis of progress. It’s a reminder that vigilance is our greatest defense against forces seeking to erode our rights."

https://48hills.org/2023/08/the-oakland-school-bomb-threat-is-a-dire-warning-about-our-current-politics/

#Oakland #NAACP

wtf is going on with #Oakland #naacp

americorp couldn't be having black socialists convincing huge swathes of people of the merits of looking after each other, so they eliminated the chairman, fred hampton. his impassioned speeches about solidarity & revolution had to be silenced.
fredrick allen hampton was born #otd in 1948 to working class parents &, whilst he studied pre-law, his nascent activism found an outlet as leader of the NAACP's youth council.
#NAACP #art #fredHampton #workingClass

https://youtu.be/iWNC-bJFZxU

Tim Cywinski, organizer for the @VASierraClub , came to talk to us about the #toxic #pipeline that #TCEnergy and #ColumbiaGas intend to expand in the city of #PetersburgVA . The #SierraClub , this city's #NAACP , #PetersburgMutualAid , and other local organizations are about to begin a #grassroots campaign to fight against these #corporateinterests . More info to come!

Join us in this fight and tell a friend!

#nopipelines
#EnvironmentalRacism
#EnvironmentalJustice

Many people working at the agency are “aware of the historical and #structuralbias,” the recent #NAACP #report found. Yet decisions about whom to #protect from #flooding #disasters and how to do it “are structured in ways that do not always represent the needs of #lowwealth #communities of #color.”

Today in Labor History August 15, 1906: W.E.B. DuBois demanded equal citizenship rights for African-Americans during the second meeting of the Niagara Movement, saying, "We will not be satisfied to take one jot or little less than our full manhood." Founders of the movement named it for the “mighty current” of change they hoped to achieve. DuBois made his famous statement at Harper’s Ferry, sight of the failed insurrection led by John Brown, in 1859. For a wonderful speculative fiction story based on the premise that John Brown had succeeded in his raid, with the help of Harriet Tubman, read Terry Bisson’s “Fire on the Mountain” (1988).

In addition to cofounding the Niagara Movement, DuBois also cofounded the NAACP. He devoted his life to fighting racism, segregation, Jim Crow and lynchings. DuBois opposed capitalism and blamed it for much of the racism in America. He was also a prolific writer, an anti-nuclear and peace activist, and a proponent of Pan-Africanism.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #naacp #niagara #WEBDubois #racism #panafricanism #antinuke #antiwar #BlackMastadon #anticapitalist #HarpersFerry #JohnBrown #writer #author #books #fiction #SpeculativeFiction @bookstadon

@skinnylatte they really need more much more staff to track and counter all the racism spreaders especially in local #elections online too. #naacp
Ex the whole bs #CRT mania that spread lies and fears before the Gov race in #virginia to #GOTV.

https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-naacp-gerald-griggs/

Griggs said. “You can expect the #NAACP to continue to be the #voice of #minority groups, particularly #AfricanAmericans, as we push for #equity, #equality, and push back on #racialintolerance and #discrimination.” #JimmyAtchison, #VincentTruitt and #RayshardBrooks as the cases of alleged #policebrutality that he’s most focused on.
#NAACP #blmjustice #criminaljusticereform #wrongfulconvictions #wrongfulimprisonment #exonerationlaw #endprosecutorialmisconduct #civilrights #GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #DefundThePolice #1619Project

Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest Black fraternity in the U.S., and the National Society of Black Engineers just say "no" to Florida conventions.

DeSantis policies prompt 2 major Black groups to move events out of Florida

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/03/desantis-florida-policies-black-groups-relocate-events #racism #slavery #homophobia #islamophobia #antisemitism #WhiteSupremacy #education #HigherEducation #FAMU #FSU #Gators #NSBE #Atlanta #SlateOfHate #NAACP #colleges

@chiefgyk3d #NAACP. Black voices are marginalized. :heart_cyber:

https://naacp.org/resources/state-tech-diversity-black-tech-ecosystem

@Frances_Larina
Price's recall has been a topic long before her weak response. The joint town-hall with Price and OPD did not help her.

I thought the NAACPs statement was more of an indictment of the OPD than Price.

Also, the regional NAACP has entered the chat:

https://www.ktvu.com/news/regional-naacp-backs-on-oakland-branchs-request-for-state-of-emergency-declaration-over-ongoing-violence

#oakland #opd #naacp

List of speakers at NAACP convention in Boston, going on now
https://naacp.org/convention/speakers

Includes VP Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton
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#NAACP #Boston #BLM #NAACPConvention

Civil rights leaders line up against DeSantis after slavery curriculum flap :

DeSantis has perfected the art of using policy violence that we must stop," said Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP.
#BoardofEducation #curriculum #democrat #DerrickJohnson #JoeBiden #MannyDiazJr #NAACP #presidentialcampaign #publicschool #race #republican #RonDesantis #Slavery
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/28/civil-rights-leaders-line-up-against-desantis-after-slavery-curriculum-flap/

#Boston is hosting the #NAACP National Convention this year - There's a bunch of free events through Sunday, including a Block Party featuring #DJJazzyJeff and other DJ's, kicking off the weekend around 6-8pm Friday night https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/naacp-weekend-at-the-hub
Hat tip to @DaTenar
#BostonWeekend (3/?)

The office of the #Austin #NAACP office was vandalized and burglarized on Sunday morning. Office equipment and supplies were stolen in the break-in, including three computers. It was barely in the news, so please help spread the word by boosting. If you would like to help finance the repair and replacement of the items, you can donate at https://www.naacpaustin.com/membership-and-donations.html

Jason Aldean knew exactly what he was saying.

#racism #NAACP #republicanparty #mississippi #whitesupremacy #fascism #threaten #harass #antiracist #PDEast