NAACP

In recent weeks, the NAACP community and activists across the globe fought hard for the commutation of Troy Davis’ sentence. More than one million of your petitions have been delivered. Protests, rallies and vigils have been organized around the globe, all for one purpose — to let the state of Georgia and the world know there is too much doubt to execute Troy Davis.

The legacy of Troy Davis will live on — through his sister, Kim; through his nephew De’Jaun; and through each of us who will keep fighting until the death penalty no longer exists in America.

Troy’s sister Kim and nephew De’Jaun offer words from Troy, and gratitude to the millions who stood behind them in a global pursuit of justice — watch their message, heed their words, and remember that the movement will continue, and the world will remember the name of Troy Anthony Davis.

4th Execution Date, Call to Action

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NAACP PASSES HISTORIC RESOLUTION CALLING FOR END TO WAR ON DRUGS

Neill Franklin at the NAACP Criminal Justice Summit

President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous: Major step towards equity, justice, effective law enforcement

(Los Angeles, CA) – Today the NAACP passed a historic resolution calling for an end to the war on drugs. The resolution was voted on by a majority of delegates at the 102nd NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles, CA. The overall message of the resolution is captured by its title: A Call to End the War on Drugs, Allocate Funding to Investigate Substance Abuse Treatment, Education, and Opportunities in Communities of Color for A Better Tomorrow.

“Today the NAACP has taken a major step towards equity, justice and effective law enforcement,” stated Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP. “These flawed drug policies that have been mostly enforced in African American communities must be stopped and replaced with evidenced-based practices that address the root causes of drug use and abuse in America.”

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Benjamin Jealous, keynote speaker at the NAACP 102nd Annual Convention 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Brutal Reprisals Against Peaceful GA Inmate Strikers Confirmed, Was One Victim Hidden For Weeks By Prison Authorities?

By BAR Managing Editor Bruce A. Dixon

Black, brown and white inmates in 6 Georgia prisons nonviolently locked themselves in their cells for several days beginning December 9, demanding wages for work, educational opportunities, adequate food and medical care, just parole decisions and access to their families. The peaceful inmate strikers, as we reported the following day, were already victims of brutal retaliation on the part of correctional officials, ranging from cutoffs of heat and hot water to unprovoked assaults by correctional employees upon prisoners. (more…)