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State Area Conference of NAACP Branches in Iowa & Nebraska. Moving Powerfully Forward! https://t.co/dgCstm0DlC
Des Moines
Joined June 2014
We celebrate the life of a truly inspirational talent. The legacy will live on as new doors for Black actors and actresses are unlocked and new experiences are revealed for generations to come because of the example that was set by one. Take your bow, Mary Alice. #RestInPower
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Many will acknowledge your amazing accomplishments on the basketball court. But we will celebrate your fight on behalf of our community for civil rights and a brighter future. Thank you, #BillRussell. Thank you for defending us. Thank you for fighting for us. #RestInPower
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Last summer, Iowa legislators on both sides of the aisle promised to fix racial disparities in our legal system. Instead, they gave us this.
The Iowa House just voted 55-35 to send what GOP calls a "back the blue" bill to the governor's desk. It increases police protections, raises penalties for protest-related offenses, puts qualified immunity into state law, and more #ialegis
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ACTION ALERT: Iowa-Nebraska NAACP Opposes Education Bills SSB1065 & HSB64 Proposed in the Iowa Legislature
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BLM protests following the death of George Floyd this year brought heightened awareness to systemic racism and social justice across the country, but Black leaders in Iowa have been working to combat the issue here for decades. More from @Clay_Masters.
iowapublicradio.org
This week IPR is featuring a series of reports about systemic racism in Iowa. Iowa Public Radio's Morning Edition host Clay Masters kicks off the series by talking about the history of systemic...
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'I just feel like I’m really, really free': Iowa felon votes for the first time https://t.co/YfYpAlaDsj via @DMRegister @NAACPIANE @NAACP
desmoinesregister.com
Since regaining voting rights, Patrill Ellis anxiously anticipated Election Day. With his ballot counted, he feels like his voice was finally heard.
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Hi folks. I’m here at today’s presser in Grinnell regarding the homicide of Michael Williams. I’ll be live tweeting updates. More to come.
A press conference regarding the homicide of Michael Williams is planned today at 12:30 at the Grinnell PD. Participants include: Iowa DCI, Grinnell PD, and the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP.
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IEC, ELPC, and the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP filed comments earlier this month seeking reporting on electricity disconnections and billing protections for customers in Iowa. Learn more: https://t.co/n00Qd8ZhoH
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#RestinPower! #Chadwick Thank you for telling our stories. You are a real hero!
For showing us how to conquer adversity with grace... For showing us how to "Say it Loud!"... For show us how to walk as a King, without losing the common touch.... For showing us just how powerful we are... Thank you #ChadwickBoseman
#RestInPower #BlackPantherForever
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If your vote didn’t matter so much, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to keep you from voting.
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Today is Black Women’s #EqualPay Day - meaning Black women had to work all of 2019 and this far into today to earn what white men earned LAST YEAR.
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.@BettyCAndrews “To see this come to this culmination, we are pleased.” @akoabdulsamad also thanked @IAGovernor for signing the order. @KCCINews
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https://t.co/RHNxnJZmJh The Iowa Nebraska-NAACP is pleased to share the NAACP's Latest Crisis Magazine. Read it. Think About it. Act on it. Support us at
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Iowa-Nebraska NAACP Presses Iowa Secretary of State to Update Registration & Voter Tools to Reflect New Iowa Executive Order Allowing People with Felony Records to Vote https://t.co/qqn1RTvenT via @constantcontact #EveryVoteCounts
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@NAACPIANE president Betty Andrews notes Iowa is the last state in the union to restore felon voting rights, says this will impact about 40,000 people and calls this is a step in the right direction. "This is a good thing, it's time," Andrew says before thanking Reynolds.
.@akoabdulsamad is speaking at the podium and rocking a John Lewis T-shirt. He gives shoutouts to @AdamGreggIA, @DesMoinesBLM and @NAACPIANE.
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@DrakeLawSchool Professors Emeriti Russell Lovell and David Walker worked with @NAACPIANE for many years to restore felon voting rights in Iowa. They were there yesterday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order granting those rights. Read more: https://t.co/s163Ea1EGe
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