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Derrick Johnson

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Derrick Johnson is the president and CEO of the NAACP. He formerly served as vice chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors as well as state president for the Mississippi State Conference NAACP.

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VOICES: Barr's record reflects hostility to progress on civil rights

By Derrick Johnson

January 18, 2019 - In his Jan. 15 testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on President Trump's pick of William Barr for U.S. attorney general, NAACP President Derrick Johnson called on members to reject the nominee, saying he lacks "a record of strong commitment to civil rights in which communities of color could place their trust."

VOICES: Legalizing hatred in Mississippi

By Derrick Johnson

April 12, 2016 - Gov. Phil Bryant's decision to sign into law the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act" has nothing to do with freedom or conscience and everything to do with discrimination.