The NAACP is now defending the people who quite literally funded the KKK.
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) April 24, 2026
What a time to be alive. https://t.co/XS0C88L09u
NAACP Statement:
WASHINGTON – Following the U.S. Department of Justice's unprecedented indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson issued a stark warning about the administration's escalating efforts to criminalize civil rights advocacy and attack organizations that protect people from hate, violence, and discrimination.
"Trump's DOJ has been weaponized by dangerous forces. Every organization and individual engaged in social justice should be alarmed. What we are seeing in real time is an administration seeking to leverage its position to target individuals and organizations that do not agree with its political thought. The NAACP is a part of that community, but our work will remain the same — advocating to ensure equal protection for all Americans is achievable. That won't change for us."
SPLC is the latest target in the DOJ's coordinated attack on the civil rights movement and democracy itself, following actions such as Executive Orders calling for an end to DEIA programs and the dismissal of significant litigation and pending settlement agreements by the Civil Rights Division. This is the same administration that has pardoned January 6 insurrectionists — including individuals tied to white supremacist and paramilitary groups — while calling longstanding civil rights laws "discrimination" and portraying civil rights work itself as criminal.
Nonprofits, NGOs, unions, faith-based groups, etc., strengthen our democracy because they influence and often implement public policy and provide essential services in support of and sometimes in lieu of government action. The NAACP stands in solidarity with SPLC and all organizations facing retaliation for their civil rights work and their efforts to keep all communities safe.
We urge all advocates to speak out across every channel, and we encourage all voters to make their voices heard at the November midterm elections. Learn more about how NAACP is advancing civil rights at naacp.org.
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