The NAACP has released a statement after a Jackson County grand jury released its report on the Nolan Wells death investigation Monday night. The grand jury returned a no true bill decision in the case. No criminal charges or indictments…
The NAACP is joining the legal team seeking answers in the death of Nolan Wells. The organization’s office of general counsel says it will work alongside…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- State and local chapters of the NAACP responded on Thursday to the investigation surrounding 18-year-old Nolan Wells' death. The…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-- The Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP has released a statement regarding the investigation into the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells on Horn Island. The full statement can be read below: "The Mississippi State Conference NAACP…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- In Gulfport, the NAACP chapter is teaming up with the city for a town hall meeting. This meeting is scheduled for June 16 at the…
With primary municipal elections across the Coast quickly approaching, residents in Biloxi had the chance to meet their candidates ahead of casting their vote. It was a packed house at the…
The Biloxi NAACP is holding a program ahead of the official Middle Passage marker unveiling. That unveiling is planned for January 11, 2025 at noon. Middle Passage to Biloxi honors the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi should work quickly to fulfill the court-ordered redrawing of some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents, attorneys for voting rights groups said in a new court filing Friday. The attorneys also said it’s…
A federal court has ordered Mississippi to redraw its 2022 state legislative maps in several areas after concluding those maps unlawfully dilute the voting strength of Black Mississippians. The ruling was issued Tuesday night and requires the creation of new…
This summer marks 65 years since the start of the Biloxi Wade-ins, a significant moment in the civil rights movement here on the coast. "Stand up for…
The NAACP is a civil rights organization that works to ensure political, social, economic, and educational equity among minority citizens in the United States. A mission that the Jackson County branch celebrates…
The NAACP hosted a debate for those running for Harrison County sheriff. The main topics of the evening were prison reform, including the current staffing issue and low…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination because lawmakers failed to draw enough majority-Black districts for the state House and Senate, civil rights advocates say in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The…
Memorial Health System is partnering with Gulfport and the NAACP to host a flu vaccine event Friday. Vaccines will be administered at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center on Martin Luther King Drive…
The Pascagoula Public Library will host AARP Voter Registration Drive on Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the meeting room. Guest presenter, Irma Martin with AARP, will be at the library to help people register to vote and educate…
IP Casino Resort Spa continues its long-standing record of charitable giving, donating a total of $839,000 to local charities and organizations to date in 2021. IP Casino Resort Spa and Boyd Gaming are dedicated to giving back to the communities we…
Gulfport native Yolanda Egland Wilson, now of Gwinnett County, Georgia, recently was elected to a three-year term on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Foundation Board of Trustees. The Foundation supports the mission of the NAACP by…
With the recent stretch of violence in Gulfport, the Gulfport chapter of the NAACP is taking action by engaging in community outreach. Tomorrow night at 6:30, there will be a ‘Stop the Violence: Save our Youth” forum at the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Time is winding down for residents across the area to decide who they are voting for in primary elections Tuesday, April 6. North Gulfport Civic Club in conjunction with the Gulfport branch of…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Charles Evers, the older brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers and a longtime figure in Mississippi politics, has died in Mississippi. He was 97. A coroner says Evers…
After the latest death of an unarmed black man, tensions are high throughout the nation. Here on the Coast, many are still trying to make sense of the incident and are posing the question of how to prevent similar situations…
Saturday the Moss Point Jackson County NAACP lent a helping hand in better equipping its community in slowing the spread of coronavirus. By 10 a.m. in Moss Point, there were already cars full of people lined up ready to receive…
The Jackson County branch of the NAACP will be in Moss Point on Saturday to give away masks for those who need them. Members of the NAACP will be at the corner of MLK and Main Street in Moss Point…
Toussaint Diamon Sims died in August after being shot by a Moss Point police officer while fleeing from authorities. Sims’ death has left a lot of people with questions, including Jackson County NAACP President Curley Clark. Clark tells News 25…