Derrick Johnson
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Mar- 2020 -24 March
OP-ED: New York City is Moving on Up
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In December 2020, Mayor DeBlasio and the New York City Council announced more than 150 awardees of the Complete Count Fund. Each awardee received from $15,000 to…
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Aug- 2019 -22 August
NAACP Observes 400th Anniversary of Slave Trade in Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The two-week-long observance included a Monday, August 19, visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture which was followed by a trip to Ghana, West…
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19 August
OP-ED: Jamestown to Jamestown: Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a daily basis, we grapple with domestic terrorism and state sanctioned violence in the guise of white supremacy--all under the watch of one of the racist…
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14 August
OP-ED: Why I’m Visiting the Border
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I shook hands with a 13 year-old-boy whose mother told him to make eye contact and shake hands firmly. Even in the midst of horrific living conditions…
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Jul- 2019 -22 July
The Storied History of the NAACP
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these achievements during this year’s convention, we cannot forget that we’re…
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7 July
PRESS ROOM: Patrick Gaspard to Receive Prestigious NAACP Spingarn Medal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BALTIMORE – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Ambassador Patrick Gaspard will be awarded…
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