On June 30, 2020, the California Fair Housing and Employment office filed a case against Cisco in the federal court in San Jose. This landmark case, filed on behalf of…
On June 25, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives strongly supported H.R. 7120, the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.” This comprehensive bill passed by a margin of 236 yeas…
The Long Beach Branch NAACP has launched a program to deliver food to residents who are not able to access grocery stores or food banks due to mobility, disability, transportation,…
Drew Johnson Asenas has grown up involved in the Long Beach Branch NAACP. He is currently in the 5th grade at Minnie Gant Elementary School. Drew is an outstanding scholar,…
The Long Beach Branch NAACP will recognize the 2020 Outstanding Men & Fathers. LB Branch NAACP rationale for recognizing outstanding men and fathers is for the vital role they play…
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) issued a special order implementing further requirements and approval levels when officers are seeking to execute a “no-knock” warrant. "We…
Our oppression has reached its boiling point. The uprisings we’re witnessing in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, Oakland, Washington D.C. and many other cities across the U.S. are a…
Long Beach Interfaith Leaders from throughout the city prayed for the community, unity, and a call for justice, nonviolence, and the end of all forms of systemic racism.
President and CEO of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, issued the following statement surrounding the events of protest in Minneapolis: “The murder of George Floyd by police is an unspeakable tragedy.…