07/22/2026
117th NAACP National Convention
ABC7 Chicago: New, younger members join NAACP as Chicago hosts national convention
This year’s theme “We The People” was noted in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s address at the convention.
FOX32 Chicago: Johnson speaks at NAACP National Convention in Chicago
Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at the NAACP National Convention in Chicago.
People’s World: NAACP opens convention with call for mass mobilization to defeat MAGA
Now, faced with an existential threat from the racist right to all the gains made since the Civil Rights Movement, the organization has decided to hit the streets in an unprecedented election effort. NAACP Board Chairman Leon Russell told the opening session of the group’s convention in Chicago Sunday about the new priorities.
FOX32 Chicago: ‘Beauty in Black’ star Terrell Carter joins ChicagoLIVE at the NAACP Convention
Terrell Carter sits down with FOX Chicago’s Tia Ewing at the 117th NAACP National Convention in Chicago to discuss ‘Beauty in Black’, his new book, and what attending the convention means to him.
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This is our moment. This is our movement. This is in action.
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