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Dec 19, 20221 min read

Atlanta Police Officer Indicted for the shooting of Jimmy Atchison

A Former Atlanta Police officer indicted for the shooting and killing of #JimmyAtchison and the family demands full justice and...

Dec 18, 20221 min read

GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS JOINS THE HENRY COUNTY NAACP FOR ITS 16TH ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND

During an evening of Black excellence, the Henry County NAACP celebrated its 16th Annual Freedom Fund Gala at the Merle Manders Event...

Dec 17, 20221 min read

ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF JIMMY ATCHISON

A Fulton County grand jury has indicted a former Atlanta police officer Sung Kim on numerous after the officer shot and killed a man in...

Nov 10, 20221 min read

President Gerald Griggs congratulations the Georgia State NAACP for its Voter Mobilization Work

With record engagement and turnout in the Midterm election in Georgia, President Gerald Griggs applauds the work of the Units of the...

Oct 30, 20221 min read

GA NAACP President Gerald Griggs joined the Streetgroomers for a Stone Mountain March for Black Men

(Stone Mountain, Ga) President Gerald Griggs joined the Streetgroomers for a march for Black Men against racism, bigotry, voter...

Oct 29, 20221 min read

GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS PARTNERS WITH PEOPLES UPRISING TO PRESENT #VOTELANTA CONCERT

(ATLANTA, GA) - In partnership with the Peoples Uprising, MTV, Black Voters Matter, the Atlanta NAACP, REP Georgia, ACLU, and dozens of...

Oct 25, 20222 min read

GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS CALLS FOR MORE HEALTHCARE FUNDING AFTER HOSPITAL CLOSURES.

Over the last six months, Wellstar, Georgia’s largest non-profit hospital system has made a number of decisions inconsistent with its...

Oct 23, 20221 min read

GEORGIA IS BREAKING EARLY VOTE NUMBERS AS VOTERS SURGE TO THE POLLS.

(Atlanta) – Georgia voters surpassed the first week 2020 Presidential Election record for Early Voting. As of Sunday morning, just over ...

Oct 15, 20221 min read

Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs joins Barbershop Talk Voter Engagement Series.

As the 2022 Election precedes, and the Georgia NAACP in partnership with the Atlanta NAACP launched the barbershop black male engagement...

Oct 6, 20221 min read

GEORGIA BLACK FAMILIES DEMAND ACTION ON POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING CASES.

ATLANTA - The family of a 21-yr-old man killed by a former Atlanta Police Department officer is still pleading for justice three years...

Oct 2, 20221 min read

NAACP GEORGIA PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE LISTENING TOUR

- VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT GEORGIA - Over four (4) days, NAACP Georgia State President convened a Statewide Listening Tour for all of the 180...

Sep 27, 20221 min read

NAACP Georgia State President Gerald Griggs convenes Statewide Branch Listening Tour

The Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs announced the launching of his Statewide Branch Listening Tour. Today, Georgia NAACP President...

Sep 19, 20221 min read

NAACP GEORGIA PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS LEADS EFFORT TO MOBILIZE YOUNG BLACK VOTERS IN GEORGIA

-FORT VALLEY, GA- The Georgia NAACP, led by civil rights Attorney Gerald Griggs, partnered with Black Voters Matter, Rep Georgia,...

Sep 12, 20221 min read

President Gerald Griggs, Georgia NAACP, & Coffee County NAACP demand answers in Pernell Harris case.

Douglas, Ga. (NAACP) - The family of Pernell Harris and the Coffee County NAACP branch joined forces Saturday in a peaceful protest to...

Sep 3, 20221 min read

GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS AND FAMILY OF BRIANNA GRIER MARCH FOR JUSTICE

-SPARTA, GA- The Georgia NAACP, with the family of Brianna Grier, joined by the SCLC, Until Freedom, Black Voters Matter, PSL, and...

Sep 1, 20221 min read

CAU INVITES GA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS TO PRIVATE SCREENING OF BEN CRUMP'S CIVIL DOCUMENTARY

-ATLANTA, GA - On August 31, 2022, a private screening of the Netflix Documentary, CIVIL featuring Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump...

Aug 30, 20222 min read

GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT REQUESTS DOJ INVESTIGATION OF ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT

-ATLANTA, GA - On August 26, 2022, the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, along with the Atlanta NAACP, held a press conference...

Aug 11, 20222 min read

BRIANNA GRIER'S FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE DURING ATLANTA FUNERAL AFTER HER DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY.

ATLANTA, GA - The family of Brianna Grier, a Black woman who died after she fell out of a police car on July 15, 2022 called for action...

Aug 3, 20222 min read

GEORGIA PARENTS DEMAND ANSWERS IN THE BRIANNA GRIER CASE

The parents of a Georgia woman who died after she allegedly fell from a moving police car following her arrest fought back the tears last...

Apr 22, 20222 min read

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY ELECTED TO LEAD GEORGIA NAACP.

President-Elect Gerald A. Griggs: “The NAACP is back. The monster has awakened, and we will be on the front lines fighting for voting...

PRESIDENT GRIGGS RE-ELECTED
OCTOBER 7th, 2023

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