NAACP

American

Or N.A.A.C.P.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

NAACP British

abbreviation

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Mike Asfall, president of Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch of the NAACP, said he’s been working behind the scenes with city officials and the police chief over issues of race and policing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

At an October 2025 job fair hosted by the NAACP, Bross said that there were over 4,000 people who registered and 80% of them were Black women.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Working with the NAACP, it contributed to a series of lawsuits that would ultimately help overturn the Plessy v.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

In a statement Derrick Johnson, head of the civil rights group NAACP, said: “These actions are not normal.”

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Virginia Durr, a wealthy and influential white Montgomerian who supported the NAACP, launched her own support drive for Claudette.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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