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Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950) [1] was an American lawyer. He was the dean of Howard University Law School and NAACP first special counsel. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, Houston played a significant role in dismantling Jim Crow laws, especially attacking segregation in schools and racial housing covenants.
Illinois NAACP conference president suspended after comments on video saying migrants are ‘like savages’ Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN December 15, 2023 at 8:03 PM
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) [a] is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, and Henry Moskowitz.
Guy began his activism career in 2015 with the Donald R. Watkins Memorial Foundation, an HIV prevention agency. [6] [7] He was the LGBTQ community coordinator for the Houston NAACP, and both national vice president and southern regional director of Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity.
It is unclear for how long Haley will be suspended; she released an apology Thursday
NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, D.C. after meeting with President Joe Biden. The leading civil rights organization said it hopes to raise ...
Lulu (or Lula) Belle Madison White (August 31, 1907 [citation needed] – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. [1] In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943. [2]
More: Columbus NAACP president facing challenge from local attorney, City Council members The mission and movement are greater than any individual, including one seeking office who has not been ...