NAACP's Office of General Counsel hosts a free October training on fighting back against attacks on DEI at the state and local level. Tuesday, October 13 at 5:00 PM CT, virtual.

NAACP National is hosting two free virtual conversations this weekend — Faith Forward on Sunday and When Black Women Lead on Monday. Here's how to join.

A new NAACP Des Moines learning initiative begins with an adult cohort this fall and grows toward a youth curriculum and the relaunch of the Des Moines Youth Council.

Des Moines Branch member Diogenes “Dio” Ayala has been named to the inaugural 2026 NAACP Advancement List in the Education category.

The elimination of two dedicated human and civil rights positions in Des Moines raises important questions about local access, enforcement and accountability.

The NAACP Des Moines Branch will hold its biennial branch election on Tuesday, November 24, 2026.

Women in NAACP is building new momentum in Des Moines under co-chairs Danielle Mitchell and Anesa Buchanan, with service, health and community connection at the center.

Des Moines Branch leaders expanded their service across the Iowa-Nebraska State Area Conference and the national NAACP during a summer of elections, convention learning and leadership development.

The May 22 opening of Fire Station 4 honored Milford Fonza and created an opportunity to preserve the long history of Black firefighters and NAACP-led integration efforts in Des Moines.

A Nebraska Law Review article by Russell Lovell and David Walker documents major jury-data reforms and the central role of NAACP research, advocacy and law-reform work.

Longtime Des Moines NAACP leader Jacquie Easley McGhee has been appointed Women in NAACP Region IV Coordinator, extending decades of local leadership into a regional role.

The Des Moines Branch marked 110 years of advocacy at its 48th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet under the theme “Legacy to Leadership: The Fierce Urgency of Now.”

Did you miss the 2025 NAACP School Board Candidate Forum? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/3e9dt_2R4Hk

When disaster strikes, our communities in Iowa are too often left out—left out of preparedness planning, left out of response decisions, and left behind in recovery. From derechos and floods to public health crises and acts of violence, we’ve seen what happens when systems fail us. The Community Preparedness Network (CPN) changes that. A System by Us, for Us Led by the NAACP Des Moines Branch, the Emergency Preparedness & Community Resilience Plan is the first-of-its-kind, e

The WIN committee is continuing our advocacy for children in the foster care system with a Hair Care & Hygiene Drive to collect culturally appropriate hair and skin‐care products for Black children and other children of color. Children in foster care often lack texture‑appropriate products; in 2024, 26.5 % of children referred into foster care in the Des Moines service area were Black, yet 84 % of foster families were not . Many caregivers may not be familiar with the uniqu

We believe that to THRIVE in the Des Moines Metro, every citizen must have equitable access to justice, housing, healthcare, transportation, living-wage employment, and a culturally inclusive, globally competitive education that prepares our young and emerging leaders. This fall, our city faces a defining choice about that last piece, education. For the first time since 1989, Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) is asking voters to approve a bond that will modernize our schoo

September marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month , and the NAACP Des Moines Branch is calling on our community to take action — for our...

As environmental concerns surrounding Iowa’s water systems make headlines, the NAACP Des Moines Branch is urging thoughtful...

In 1917, Fort Des Moines became a national milestone as the country’s first and only World War I officer training camp for African...