/tags/naacp NAACP en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-27/washington-university-st-louis-student-naacp-chapter-civically-engaged This January, Wash U students can join a new on-campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Student leaders want the campus to become more politically involved. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-27/washington-university-st-louis-student-naacp-chapter-civically-engaged Andrea Y. Henderson /news-briefs/2024-12-26/missouri-man-indicted-alleged-federal-hate-crime-against-st-louis-naacp-chapter Darryl Jaspering of Warrenton wrote a threatening message on the NAACP’s contact page, tried to intimidate employees and threatened use of a weapon, alleges the indictment. Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:49:48 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-26/missouri-man-indicted-alleged-federal-hate-crime-against-st-louis-naacp-chapter Hiba Ahmad /education/2024-03-05/st-louis-naacp-calls-for-change-at-bus-company-after-noose-found-near-workers-desk Workers at Missouri Central School Bus say the company also pushes them to do the bare minimum to “Band-Aid” over glaring issues with brake systems and other mechanical problems. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:23:34 GMT /education/2024-03-05/st-louis-naacp-calls-for-change-at-bus-company-after-noose-found-near-workers-desk Lacretia Wimbley /culture-history/2023-11-27/the-rev-johnny-scott-former-president-of-the-naacp-in-east-st-louis-dies-at-91 The longtime civil rights and voting rights activist died Thanksgiving Day in O'Fallon, Illinois. Scott spent 32 years as the head of the East St. Louis NAACP branch. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:34:57 GMT /culture-history/2023-11-27/the-rev-johnny-scott-former-president-of-the-naacp-in-east-st-louis-dies-at-91 Carolyn P. Smith /government-politics-issues/2023-11-16/challenge-to-missouri-voter-id-law-focuses-on-barriers-faced-by-the-elderly-disabled A trial starting Friday will be the third time Missouri courts have weighed the merits of a law intended to combat fraud against right to vote without interference. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-16/challenge-to-missouri-voter-id-law-focuses-on-barriers-faced-by-the-elderly-disabled Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2023-06-04/new-rules-stir-fear-black-missourians-will-once-again-lose-out-in-marijuana-licensing Missouri regulators listed ZIP codes that qualify as having historic incarceration rates for marijuana offenses in the new cannabis rules. None are in north St. Louis where about half of the state’s Black population resides. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 13:10:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-04/new-rules-stir-fear-black-missourians-will-once-again-lose-out-in-marijuana-licensing Rebecca Rivas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-10/high-speed-police-chases-are-deadly-in-st-louis-naacp-leaders-are-calling-for-change Fatalities caused by high-speed vehicle pursuits in St. Louis have local NAACP leaders calling for policy reform. Sun, 10 Jul 2022 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-10/high-speed-police-chases-are-deadly-in-st-louis-naacp-leaders-are-calling-for-change Avery Lea Rogers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-13/crawford-county-prosecutor-wont-charge-man-who-killed-a-black-neighbor Justin King, 28, was killed by a neighbor. The county prosecutor says the shooting was self-defense under Missouri law. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:00:46 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-13/crawford-county-prosecutor-wont-charge-man-who-killed-a-black-neighbor Kayla Drake /government-politics-issues/2021-05-13/wide-ranging-missouri-police-and-public-safety-bill-heads-to-gov-parson A ban on chokeholds, expanded police background checks and higher pay for most county sheriffs are in the bipartisan, compromise bill. Thu, 13 May 2021 19:57:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-05-13/wide-ranging-missouri-police-and-public-safety-bill-heads-to-gov-parson Jonathan Ahl /2020-09-15/town-hall-meetings-tackle-issues-of-inequality-social-justice-in-east-st-louis The East St. Louis chapter of the NAACP launched the second phase of the chapter’s initiative to bring more attention to and provide solutions for injustices that residents in East St. Louis experience. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:25:05 GMT /2020-09-15/town-hall-meetings-tackle-issues-of-inequality-social-justice-in-east-st-louis DeAsia Paige