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Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Usher accepted his award Saturday night, the superstar singer spoke about being thankful about the journey of his successful career that has lasted three decades. He reeled off several of his recent big moments including his sold-out...

Labor issues take the spotlight to close out NAACP convention

Banking giant commits $5 million to NAACP, $1.7M to local nonprofits

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and rapper Meek Mill headlined a discussion on racism and anti-Semitism on Sunday during the third day of the NAACP National Convention in Boston. Gov. Maura Healey greeted the crowd before it all started, and the panel discussion — titled “Hate Has No Home Here” — included Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., who…

Headlining Sunday’s event on Day 3 of the NAACP Convention in Boston was Patriots owner Robert Kraft and recording artist Meek Mill.

The nation’s oldest civil rights organization has returned to Boston for the first time since 1982. Plans for the city to host in 2020 were scrapped after the coronavirus pandemic halted nearly all in-person gatherings.

“Java with Jimmy” host tells @ISSUE he could feel the love inside the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

On day two of the NAACP Convention in Boston, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed thousands inside Boston’s Convention and Exhibition Center, saying she was filled with joy and humbled to be with incredible leaders gathered in the historic city.

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Boston on Saturday to attend the 2023 NAACP National Convention at the Boston Convention Center. The Convention kicked off earlier this week with the theme “Thriving Together.” The Vice President was the distinguished guest for a conversation later Saturday, arriving in Boston just before 4 p.m. and then addressing thousands inside the convention center...

Vice President Harris made history as the first Black Woman Vice President to provide a keynote speech at an NAACP Convention last year.

We are joined by Tanisha Sullivan, President of the Boston branch of the NAACP to talk about how meaningful it is for the convention to arrive in Boston.

From July 28th through July 31st, the NAACP national convention will be in Boston. Before that, though, they will hold a competition for Act-So, their youth program. Mal Eason, a participant in the program, shares what Act-So is all about, why it’s so important, and how it has impacted him. He also talks to Kwani and Maria about his photography...

The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.

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.