NAACP Florida State Conference President Releases Statement on Continued Trump Administration Attacks Against Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson The NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, is appalled by the Trump administration’s treatment of Congressional Black Caucus member and esteemed Congresswoman, Frederica Wilson (FL). Since lending comfort to the family of fallen soldier, Sgt. LaDavid T….
Florida NAACP Calls on the Department of Justice to Investigate the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice for Abuse, Misconduct, and Poor Management of Youth Detention Facilities October 23, 2017 The Honorable Jefferson Sessions Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20530 RE: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Dear Attorney General Sessions:…
PRESS STATEMENT Immediate Release What have we come to when those the Collier County School Board apparently listened to in reaching its decision preferred to maintain the district’s long winter break rather than sacrifice one day of that long winter break to maintain MLK’s birthday as a school holiday in 2018? An observer from another…
Yesterday, the NAACP Florida State Conference submitted five comprehensive recommendations for consideration by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. The proposals included: • Recognizing high quality education as a fundamental right – This proposed amendment will make a high quality public education a fundamental right for all citizens of the state of Florida. The implementation of…