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NAACP

American

Or N.A.A.C.P.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

NAACP British

abbreviation

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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At an October 2025 job fair hosted by the NAACP, Bross said that there were over 4,000 people who registered and 80% of them were Black women.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Working with the NAACP, it contributed to a series of lawsuits that would ultimately help overturn the Plessy v.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Miss Brown and Mr Carter, along with the Virginia NAACP, are hoping that their lawsuit will dissuade other school boards from honouring Confederate leaders and slave-holders.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, is an object lesson in the conflict between two competing theories of how we should think about racism in America today.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

West was an outspoken advocate for black empowerment and one of the leaders of the local NAACP.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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