NAACP Des MoinesJun 27, 20198 minMedgar EversIt was 56 years ago this month that Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers was shot dead in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi after returning home from a...
NAACP Des MoinesMay 31, 20194 minCELEBRATING 65 Years Since Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)Thurgood Marshall: Another NAACP Civil Rights Hero Thurgood Marshall was an African-American lawyer, civil rights activist and the first African-American nam...
NAACP Des MoinesApr 24, 20193 minArthur Alfonso SchomburgArthur Alfonso Schomburg was an important intellectual dignitary in the Harlem Renaissance; he is the historical figure that we will feature this month as we...
NAACP Des MoinesMar 25, 20193 minSeptima Poinsette ClarkSeptima Poinsette Clark is an important historical figure who is being featured during Women’s History Month and the 110th anniversary of the NAACP. In this ...
NAACP Des MoinesFeb 26, 20196 minFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass is the second African-American of distinction that we will feature during the 110th anniversary of the NAACP. In this article, we will sha...
NAACP Des MoinesFeb 2, 20195 minBlack History Month 2019Remembering: The Genesis of Black History Month The words of Dr. Carter G. Woodson best describe the reasons for the inception of Negro History Week, which h...
NAACP Des MoinesJan 21, 20195 minIda B. Wells-Barnett: Her Life, Legacy and the NAACPCelebrating 110 years of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)! This year marks the 110th anniversary of the NAACP, so we th...
