The Guardian: ‘The next 250 years belong to all of us’: seven activists on rebuilding the US
Kristen Clarke, NAACP General Counsel: Despite how dark this moment feels, I do have hope. We are seeing people come out to protest the ugly racial gerrymandering efforts taking place across the south. We are seeing people turn out in droves to their state capitals to shine a light on the actions of lawmakers. We are seeing people show up at ICE detention facilities to expose the inhumane conditions inside. And people are paying attention to this midterm election cycle in ways we have not seen before.

MS NOW: Influence of right-wing fringe seen in Supreme Court push to redefine citizenship
Rep. Jamie Raskin and general counsel for the NAACP, Kristen Clarke, talk with Jen Psaki about creeping right-wing tide against birthright citizenship and the significance that today's Supreme Court ruling was too close for comfort.

MS NOW: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in major blow to Trump agenda
In a statement, NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson called the court’s ruling on birthright citizenship “a powerful affirmation of the Constitution and the enduring promise of equality it represents.”

BBC News: NAACP’s Patrice Willoughby Joins BBC News on the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling
Patrice Willoughby, NAACP Chief of Policy and Legislative Affairs, joined BBC News to discuss the Supreme Court’s June 30 birthright citizenship ruling, the implications of the idea of "birth tourism," and the importance of celebrating "the American mosaic" at the 250th anniversary of the United States.

CBS News: NAACP general counsel lauds SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling: "You can't write that right away"
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Kristen Clarke, NAACP general counsel, joins "The Takeout" with her reaction.

Baller Alert: NAACP Celebrates Major Blow To Donald Trump After Supreme Court Rejects Birthright Citizenship Attack
The organization responded after the Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would have challenged the 14th Amendment’s long standing guarantee that people born in the United States are citizens. The ruling blocked an executive order that sought to deny automatic citizenship to some children born in the country if their parents were undocumented or in the United States on temporary visas.

Huff Post: Justice Thomas Invokes Black History To Argue Against Birthright Citizenship In Dissent
Kristen Clarke, general counsel for the NAACP and former assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice, told HuffPost that she saw “strong strains of xenophobia and a startling degree of anti-immigrant animus that run through the dissents issued by both Justices Thomas and Alito.” She also suggested that Thomas’ reading of that history should be rejected outright.

AP: NAACP president praises Supreme Court decision protecting birthright citizenship
Trump’s attempted assault on the 14th Amendment was dealt a major blow today. This decision is a powerful affirmation of the Constitution and the enduring promise of equality it represents,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. “For over 150 years, the Fourteenth Amendment has guaranteed citizenship to everyone born in this country. Today, the court rightly rejected efforts to undermine that core protection and instead upheld a principle that is essential to our democracy.

The Washington Post: Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted
Good news rarely comes out of this Supreme Court, but today’s ruling is a win for our democracy,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. Virginia Kase Solomón, president of Common Cause, said the decision was correct because voters “shouldn’t lose their voice because of mail delays outside their control.

The New York Times: Judge Blocks Postal Service From Imposing Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots
"This ruling is a critical step in protecting the rights of voters who rely on the timely delivery of mail-in ballots to participate in our democracy," said Anthony P. Ashton, Senior Associate General Counsel, NAACP.

USA Today: Mail-in ballot grace period 'a win for democracy,' advocates say
NAACP President Derrick Johnson called the court’s ruling allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive days later “a win for our democracy.”

Here’s Why Kevin: NAACP General Counsel Calls For Supreme Court Reform While Recapping Decisions
NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke renews calls for Supreme Court reform and says that voting in the midterm election is a necessary step to making that possible.

Cultured: The NAACP’s Youth Director Tylik McMillan Gets Candid About Organizing Through Burnout
First, I would say your exhaustion makes sense. Feeling tired does not make you weak. You are not disengaged just for feeling overwhelmed. We are living in a crisis that will be recorded in history. But the truth is, exhaustion does not cancel your power; it does not limit your potential and what you bring to this world.

Salesforce: 5 Things That Surprised Me About Marketers at Connections 2026
The NAACP’s Trovon Williams, SVP, Marketing and Communications, built on this in a completely different context. Managing a two-million-member organization across 2,200 branches, his personalization strategy isn’t a data model — it’s local micro-influencers who already speak the language of each community. For a major rally in Jackson, Mississippi, his team didn’t rely on national brand channels. They identified local voices who already had the community’s trust and let them carry the message. “We sing from the same sheet of music, just different notes,” Williams said. “Overarching messaging is very much the same, but how I craft it for the audiences I’m speaking to has to differ depending on who we’re speaking with?”

Airbnb: Coast More, Pay Less: How Airbnb hosts are helping families afford to visit America’s beach towns
For too many families, the cost of travel has quietly decided who gets to make memories and who doesn't,” said Yumeka Rushing, Chief Strategy Officer, NAACP. "Short-term rentals are helping change that, giving families more affordable options for the kind of getaway others have long taken for granted. Airbnb's Coast More, Pay Less campaign is a real step toward making travel and leisure something every family can access, not a privilege reserved for a few.

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