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Gerald A. Griggs

@attorneygriggs

🎙💼Attorney & Activist • #justicefighter • 13th President of @Georgia_NAACP• President of @Naacpatlanta • #AphiA 🤙🏾 • @EmoryUniversity Alum

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Today, it was a pleasure to begin the celebration of #Juneteenth with the Camden County NAACP in Southeast Georgia. #Freedomday #NAACP #GeorgiaNAACP

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The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history. NAACP

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Ten years after the Charleston church shooting, we pause to honor the nine lives tragically taken at Mother Emanuel AME Church in a senseless act of racial violence. Today and always, we speak their names. 🕊️ Myra Thompson Susie Jackson Rev. Daniel Simmons Rev. Clementa C.

Ten years after the Charleston church shooting, we pause to honor the nine lives tragically taken at Mother Emanuel AME Church in a senseless act of racial violence.

Today and always, we speak their names. 🕊️

Myra Thompson
Susie Jackson
Rev. Daniel Simmons
Rev. Clementa C.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company over air pollution from Memphis supercomputer.

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MAJOR BREAKING: New footage shows the moment New York City’s comptroller and mayoral candidate, Brad Lander, was arrested by MASKED ICE agents while visiting an immigration court. If this could happen to a candidate for Mayor, what about the rest of us?

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No Pardon for R. Kelly While Joycelyn Savage's Still Under His Control, Family Says | Click to read more 👇 tmz.me/VYN5ATK

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Today, we commemorate #Juneteenth — a powerful reminder of both the progress we’ve made and the work still left to do. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, freedom finally reached the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. That day became

Today, we commemorate #Juneteenth — a powerful reminder of both the progress we’ve made and the work still left to do. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, freedom finally reached the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. That day became
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Juneteenth has deep roots in Limestone County, Texas. In the years after 1865, formerly enslaved people began gathering at Comanche Crossing near Mexia to celebrate freedom—what became one of the earliest and largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. The community later

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Atlanta, today on Juneteenth, we honor the resilience and strength of those who fought for freedom and equality. It’s a reminder that the pursuit of freedom and equality is a journey that requires collective effort and unwavering commitment. As we reflect on the past, we renew

Atlanta, today on Juneteenth, we honor the resilience and strength of those who fought for freedom and equality. It’s a reminder that the pursuit of freedom and equality is a journey that requires collective effort and unwavering commitment. 

As we reflect on the past, we renew
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#Juneteenth #FreedomDay - Not familiar with the day? Do some research today. Let’s be educated and empowered! Let’s celebrate freedom then and commit to freedom now. #Freedom #MLK #HarnessingHistory #BlackLiberation #BeLove

#Juneteenth #FreedomDay - Not familiar with the day? Do some research today. Let’s be educated and empowered! Let’s celebrate freedom then and commit to freedom now.

#Freedom #MLK #HarnessingHistory #BlackLiberation #BeLove
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Interesting how the conversation around reducing federal holidays arose — especially now that the last two added honor African American history: MLK Day and Juneteenth. We should be asking: Why are the holidays that recognize Black struggle and Black freedom the first to be

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I was deeply honored to receive a congressional award from Congressman Sanford Bishop of Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District. It was a humbling surprise, and I’m truly grateful for the recognition. Thank you, Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. , for this meaningful honor. 👏🏾🇺🇸

I was deeply honored to receive a congressional award from Congressman Sanford Bishop of Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District. It was a humbling surprise, and I’m truly grateful for the recognition. Thank you, Congressman <a href="/SanfordBishop/">Sanford Bishop, Jr.</a> , for this meaningful honor. 👏🏾🇺🇸