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Derrick Johnson (activist)
Derrick Johnson is an American lawyer who is the current president and CEO of the NAACP. He previously served as president of the NAACP's Mississippi state chapter, and vice chairman of its board of directors. Johnson is the founder of the Mississippi nonprofit group One Voice Inc., which aims to improve quality of life for African Americans through public engagement.
Johnson was born in Detroit. He attended Tougaloo College, then studied law at the South Texas College of Law, where he was awarded his Juris Doctor.
At the NAACP, Johnson works closely with the national staff, including Wisdom Cole, the National Director of the NAACP Youth & College Division for the Association.
At the 2020 NAACP Image Awards, hosted by BET, Rihanna accepted the President's Award from Derrick Johnson. In giving her the award, Johnson highlighted Rihanna’s artistic career in music, business achievements, activism, and philanthropy, stating "Rihanna epitomizes the type of character, grace, and devotion to justice that we seek to highlight in our President's Award.”
In a statement, the NAACP announced that Johnson was elected president to guide "the Association through a period of re-envisioning and reinvigoration." On June 30, 2020, with Mayor Muriel Bowser's support, the NAACP announced its plans to move its headquarters from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Derrick Johnson expressed that the NAACP does not endorse Presidential candidates. However, when asked about Donald Trump, Johnson opined that he has not "seen a single president as bad as Trump." On June 10, 2020, the NAACP hosted a virtual town hall with former Vice President Joe Biden.
On June 1, 2020, Johnson joined Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. In the interview, Fallon apologized for wearing blackface in an old Saturday Night Live sketch that had resurfaced. Johnson acknowledged Fallon’s apology as powerful and courageous, and emphasised the continued need for courage in speaking up with authenticity in an angry and hopeless time. Johnson later added, "we are all born flawed, but flawed is part of the journey we are on to get to perfection. If anyone can stand up and say, 'I haven't made a mistake,' run, because that person is clearly a liar."
On June 18, 2020, in Trump v. NAACP, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Trump administration's effort to rescind the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program for young immigrants in "Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al." The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NAACP in a 5-to-4 decision. President Trump later wrote in a tweet that this was a "shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives."
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Derrick Johnson (activist)
Derrick Johnson is an American lawyer who is the current president and CEO of the NAACP. He previously served as president of the NAACP's Mississippi state chapter, and vice chairman of its board of directors. Johnson is the founder of the Mississippi nonprofit group One Voice Inc., which aims to improve quality of life for African Americans through public engagement.
Johnson was born in Detroit. He attended Tougaloo College, then studied law at the South Texas College of Law, where he was awarded his Juris Doctor.
At the NAACP, Johnson works closely with the national staff, including Wisdom Cole, the National Director of the NAACP Youth & College Division for the Association.
At the 2020 NAACP Image Awards, hosted by BET, Rihanna accepted the President's Award from Derrick Johnson. In giving her the award, Johnson highlighted Rihanna’s artistic career in music, business achievements, activism, and philanthropy, stating "Rihanna epitomizes the type of character, grace, and devotion to justice that we seek to highlight in our President's Award.”
In a statement, the NAACP announced that Johnson was elected president to guide "the Association through a period of re-envisioning and reinvigoration." On June 30, 2020, with Mayor Muriel Bowser's support, the NAACP announced its plans to move its headquarters from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Derrick Johnson expressed that the NAACP does not endorse Presidential candidates. However, when asked about Donald Trump, Johnson opined that he has not "seen a single president as bad as Trump." On June 10, 2020, the NAACP hosted a virtual town hall with former Vice President Joe Biden.
On June 1, 2020, Johnson joined Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. In the interview, Fallon apologized for wearing blackface in an old Saturday Night Live sketch that had resurfaced. Johnson acknowledged Fallon’s apology as powerful and courageous, and emphasised the continued need for courage in speaking up with authenticity in an angry and hopeless time. Johnson later added, "we are all born flawed, but flawed is part of the journey we are on to get to perfection. If anyone can stand up and say, 'I haven't made a mistake,' run, because that person is clearly a liar."
On June 18, 2020, in Trump v. NAACP, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Trump administration's effort to rescind the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program for young immigrants in "Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al." The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NAACP in a 5-to-4 decision. President Trump later wrote in a tweet that this was a "shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives."
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