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NAACP President Derrick Johnson called the reports of U.S. border patrol agents using whips on Haitian refugees "utterly sickening" and wants to meet with President Joe Biden to discuss the issue. "President Biden is claiming on the world stage that America is back, but back for who? The humanitarian crisis happening under this administration on the southern border disgustingly mirrors some of the darkest moments in America's history," Johnson said. "If we were to close our eyes and this was occurring under the Trump administration, what would we do? The inhumane treatment of Haitian refugees is utterly sickening."

Among the prominent voices who have spoken out about the images is Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - the nation's oldest civil rights group. On Monday, Mr. Johnson met with administration officials and members of the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss the issue.

As leaders of civil rights and human rights organizations, we write at an inflection point for your Administration’s commitment to a humane and just immigration policy. In recent weeks your Administration has violated asylum rights and refugee laws enacted by Congress and embraced policies that inflict cruelty on Black, Brown and Indigenous immigrant communities.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson called for a meeting of the minds with President Biden on the deplorable Haitian migrant issue that is taking place in Del Rio, Texas. the Grio can confirm the request was received and Johnson plans to attend virtually from the west coast.

Black Enterprise: ‘We’re Doing it Bigger and Better’: Daymond John Announces 2nd Annual Black Entrepreneurs Day and $250K NAACP Powershift Grant
“Being a business person is about learning something new every day,” says John. “A lot of Black people are not coming from generational wealth, where their grandparents or great-grandparents had businesses and were taught those things; or even access to great education in our communities. Even today, one of the biggest issues in the digital divide is lack of broadband. I think it’s important to see other people who have overcome the same obstacles and are still optimistic; to see them getting grants and sharing information. To see there are people who look like you who are successful.” In addition to fostering dialogue about a variety of entrepreneurial topics, Black Entrepreneur Day will also welcome the next class of NAACP Powershift Grant recipients.

The event will provide guidance and inspiration to the next generation of rising entrepreneurs, as well as $250,000+ in bottom-line financial support via its "NAACP Powershift Grant." Black Entrepreneurs and small business owners across the country can apply now for a $25,000 NAACP Powershift grant on the event website through Sept. 28. The 10 grants have been generously funded by the event's sponsors: Chase for Business, JP Morgan Wealth Management, The General, T-Mobile for Business, Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, Shopify, Quickbooks, Klaviyo, and Logitech.

"We have a young brand called Yabits, it's a Black-owned brand, you have Chase for business, you have Shopify, you have Johnson and Johnson, The General insurance, streaming live on Facebook, so Logitech, but the important part about that is, they are proud to put their name on a marquee next to mine and say, 'We support where this is going and who we are bringing value to,' and that is what I love about it, and they are also giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, underwritten by the NAACP," the FUBU CEO shared.

The Hollywood Reporter: Kevin Hart, Tyra Banks, Khalid and Shaquille O’Neal Joining Daymond John for Black Entrepreneurs Day
Presented by Chase for Business, the free global live-stream event — created by John to spotlight Black businesses, entrepreneurs and leaders while helping the next generation — will air on Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. EST on John’s Facebook page and other channels on the platform. Harlem’s iconic Apollo Theater is hosting the COVID-19 safe event with a studio audience expected to be full of NAACP groups, HBCU students and contest winners.

The mayor of Holly Hill asked the committee to keep the rural communities in mind when drawing the lines, while the local head of the NAACP spoke out against packing communities of color into a single district. “We know that diversity in every sense of the word, creates equity and equality,” said Barbara Williams, head of the Orangeburg NAACP. “We know that as a minority group that, with the undercount and not having a fair share, that we are going to be the ones that are going to miss out on a lot of opportunities.”

A community hub in central Aurora is formally changing hands this week, swapping brochures on city amenities for grant dollars, cups of coffee and maybe even a yoga pose or two. The Aurora branch of the NAACP is set to cut the ribbon on a new economic development center Wednesday afternoon, opening a suite of free financial and business resources available to residents from across the metroplex.

For generations, the NAACP has helped advance civil rights and build racial equity in the United States. Today, that work includes tackling climate change and addressing its impacts. Jacqueline Patterson is senior director of the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program. She says that low-income communities and communities of color are often at the most risk of flooding. And they may have the hardest time recovering afterwards.

Yahoo News: NAACP to Present Historic Spingarn Medal to Regenerative Engineering Pioneer Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., at 112th Annual Convention
Honoring his accomplishments in the fields of tissue regeneration, biomaterials science, nanotechnology, and regenerative engineering – a field he founded – Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. will receive the Spingarn Medal at the NAACP’s 112th Annual Convention today. Established in 1914 by the late Joel E. Spingarn, the medal is awarded annually for the highest or noblest achievement by a living African American during the preceding year or years in any honorable field.