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The Center’s Statement on Recent Police Violence
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights expresses solidarity with peaceful demonstrators in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and advocates across the nation expressing their grief, anger and frustration at more Black lives lost at the hands of police. Demonstrators have a right
Human Rights Groups Launch Course to Train Police on Protecting Rights and Serving Communities in a Deeply Divided Society
Atlanta Police Department is first in nation to train its entire force — and participate in a year-long program of police and community members meeting for dinner The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) and Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG) have developed an online
The Center’s Statement on Voting
March 26, 2021 Almost 56 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Congressman John Lewis led tireless and courageous activists on the historic Selma to Montgomery March for Voting Rights. During that march, peaceful protesters were attacked by state
NCCHR statement on recent violence against the AAPI Community
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is deeply saddened by the tragic murder of Asian Americans in our city of Atlanta on Tuesday, March 16. We stand in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and condemn violence committed against groups because of their identity.
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Hosts Free Admission Days in March Sponsored by FedEx
Free admission available March 4-7, 11-14 ATLANTA, GA (March 3, 2021) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) will host free admission days March 4-7 and 11-14 in its fourth annual partnership sponsored by FedEx. The
The Center Mourns the Loss of Vernon Jordan
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights mourns the passing of our founding board chair and fearless leader, Vernon Jordan. A son of Atlanta, Jordan was a leader in the civil rights movement in his roles as a law clerk