NAACP

A leading civil rights organization has issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida after what it called an “all-out attack” on Black Americans and other groups with the passage of recent bills.

The NAACP Awards will air live on BET in front of an audience for the first time since the pandemic.

The Windham/Willimantic NAACP chapter is not happy with the way the state is treating a case of a noose being found in a Hebron high school. Last week a 17-year-old RHAM student was arrested, but the NAACP thinks the charges he faces are not enough. On Tuesday, that teenager was expected in court, but because he is under 18 all…

The Willimantic chapter of the NAACP say charges should be upgraded against a teen accused of putting a noose in RHAM High School earlier this month.

UConn Health and the Connecticut NAACP are working together to help those formerly incarcerated find jobs.

“I know the narrative can be changed,” said Corrie Betts, member of the NAACP Connecticut Chapter. A second chance – that’s all it took to turn Corrie Betts’ life around after being incarcerated. Today, with a master’s degree and plans to go to law school, he sets an example for others like him looking to rejoin the workforce. “To be able...

A Black pastor who was arrested by white police officers while watering the flowers of a neighbor has filed a federal lawsuit over the ordeal.

The Greater Bridgeport Area National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to step in to investigate the Bridgeport Police Department. The organization expressed concerns about the state of the department and how there has been a “lack of professionalism and sensitivity” in regard to the families of both victims. Lauren...

The NAACP is calling on the Justice Department to investigate Bridgeport police after an apparent failure to follow proper procedures after the deaths of two women on the same day in December.

Samuel L. Jackson will receive the Chairman’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image Awards this month.

The Bridgeport Police Union says they’re planning to file grievances to restore the two recently suspended officers back to full duty amid an investigation into the handling of two deaths.

The Bridgeport Police Union says they’re planning to file grievances to restore the two recently suspended officers back to full duty amid an investigation into the handling of two deaths. This comes days after two detectives were placed on administrative leave pending an internal police probe. Questions into the deaths of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, and the...

The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, will soon celebrate its 113th birthday, which its leaders say comes as it undergoes a restructuring to reflect a membership and leadership that is trending younger