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This! Reggie Jackson share the true history!

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

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

Last summer, Iowa legislators on both sides of the aisle promised to fix racial disparities in our legal system. Instead, they gave us this.

ACTION ALERT: Iowa-Nebraska NAACP Opposes Education Bills SSB1065 & HSB64 Proposed in the Iowa Legislature conta.cc/3sW5L4G

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. bit.ly/2IS91Ma

'I just feel like I’m really, really free': Iowa felon votes for the first time desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc… via @DMRegister @NAACPIANE @NAACP

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.

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: iaenvironment.org/newsroom/energ…

#RestinPower! #Chadwick Thank you for telling our stories. You are a real hero!

Edit: 2008 was 14 sq. Mi. Not 15.

If your vote didn’t matter so much, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to keep you from voting.

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.

.@BettyCAndrews “To see this come to this culmination, we are pleased.” @akoabdulsamad also thanked @IAGovernor for signing the order. @KCCINews

bit.ly/3gMl0GJ 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 bit.ly/3kDjo4z

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 conta.cc/31K51CQ via @constantcontact #EveryVoteCounts

@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.

@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: conta.cc/2C9ja3K