Welcome to NAACP! The NAACP's mission in the 21st century is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination". National NAACP initiatives include political lobbying, publicity efforts and litigation strategies developed by its legal team. The local Newport chapter has, NAACP is the oldest civil rights organization in the country and, as such, has taken active and, most often, leadership, roles in the advancement and enactment of laws that have had a transformative impact on the lives of so many Americans in areas of voting, education, housing, employment, health care, and the justice system.. NAACP Mission Statement “...to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and to ensure the health and well-being of all persons.”
NAACP Vision Statement “The vision of the NAACP is ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.”