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NAACP hosts Wellness Fair in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is keeping wellness front and center in Wilkes-Barre. The civil rights organization hosted an open walk-up clinic and wellness fair on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. Visitors were able to get a medical consultation and advice from doctors, nurses, []
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Howard County NAACP to host Freedom Fund Jazz Luncheon
The Howard County NAACP is hosting its annual Freedom Fund Jazz Luncheon, featuring Grammy-nominated poet, human and civil rights activist, journalist and author Kevin Powell, to raise awareness and funds for advocacy activities.
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NAACP deletes tweet on gun control after getting embarrassed by online ridicule from both sides
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was forced to delete a tweet on gun control after it was roundly mocked and ridiculed online by critics on both sides of the aisles. The official social media account of the NAACP tried to make a quip about gun control on Wednesday and faced immediate mockery. Image Source: NAACP X account screenshot The account was responded to legislation signed by President Joe Biden to force the parent company of TikTok to sell...