Virginia NAACP Condemns Madison County School Board Member Statement
MEDIA CONTACTRobert N. Barnette, Jrpresident@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) is disgusted and dismayed by the statements of Madison County …
Virginia NAACP Statement on the Office of the Attorney General’s Oliver Hill Externship Program
MEDIA CONTACT Robert Barnette, Presidentpresident@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) is outraged with Attorney General Jason S. Miyares and the …
Virginia NAACP Express Opposition to Lt. Governor Sears’ Support of Ending Race Based Admissions Requirement
MEDIA CONTACT Robert N. Barnette, Jr, Presidentpresident@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears, signed an amicus brief intended to roll back access to …
Virginia NAACP Congratulates Dr. Dietra Y. Trent on appointment as Executive Director of WHI-HBCU
MEDIA CONTACTRobert Barnette, Presidentpresident@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) congratulates Dietra Trent, Ph.D., on her appointment as Executive Director of …
Virginia NAACP Statement on Governor Youngkin’s Interim DOE Report
MEDIA CONTACT Robert Barnette, Presidentpress@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) is outraged at Governor Youngkin’s Executive Order One and the …
Virginia NAACP Calls For Elections Upon Approved Redistricting Maps
MEDIA CONTACTRobert N. Barnette, Presidentpresident@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) has worked tirelessly to ensure that Virginia’s redistricting …
Virginia NAACP to Hold Black History Commemoration “Urgency of Now” Rally
For more information, contactRobert N. Barnette, Presidentpresident@naacpva.org Gaylene Kanoyton, Political Action Chairgaylenellc@gmail.com RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) will hold the …
Virginia NAACP Issues Statement Against Optional Mask Wearing in School Amidst Virginia Senate’s Passage of SB 739
MEDIA CONTACTDa’Quan Love, Executive Directorpress@naacpva.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) abhors the passage of Senate Bill 739 (SB 739) …
Virginia’s New Maps Are a Step Forward, But More Must Be Done to Ensure Fair Representation for the Commonwealth’s Black Communities
MEDIA CONTACTDa’Quan Love, Executive Directorpress@naacpva.org (Washington, D.C.) – Virginia’s newly-enacted statewide redistricting maps appear to largely maintain current levels of representation for Virginia’s Black communities, …
Virginia NAACP Opposed to Confirmation of Andrew Wheeler as Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources
MEDIA CONTACTDa’Quan Love, Executive Directorpress@naacpva.org RICHMOND – Today the Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) outlined its grave concerns with the appointment of Mr. Andrew …