Community Impact
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The NAACP West Palm Beach Branch 5143-B today formally opposed the City of West Palm Beach’s proposed $9.5 million buyout of The Salvation Army’s long-term ground lease at 600 North Rosemary Avenue — and raised serious concerns about reports...
Criminal Justice
The West Palm Beach County and South Palm Beach County Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People issue this public statement to inform our community of a deeply troubling incident of excessive force carried out by the Palm Beach County...
Education
An ethics complaint has been filed against school board member Edwin Ferguson, but NAACP branches say the controversy raises concerns about limits on teachers’ free speech. Listen to the Video Here
Education
Black community leaders, including a former Palm Beach County School Board member, sharply denounced Florida’s new education standards Wednesday, packing a school board meeting to plead for teaching “facts, not fiction” about Black history. More than...
Criminal Justice
The Challenge When we talk about race and justice, we’re talking about the ways that discrimination, policing, prosecutions, and incarceration practices impact Black communities. Our criminal justice system is shaped by biased policing and unfair judicial...
