New NAACP President Derrick Johnson will address the future of the NAACP at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Johnson, a longstanding leader of the NAACP, assumed the interim presidency in July and is tasked with leading the organization through a period of “re-envisioning and reinvigoration,” the organization said in its announcement of Johnson’s new post.
The NAACP recently drew national attention when it issued a travel advisory for Missouri, calling for African American travelers to “exercise extreme caution when traveling through the state given the series of questionable, race-based incidents occurring statewide.”
Johnson, a Mississippi native, is a veteran activist who has served as state president of the NAACP Mis
sissippi State Conference. After Hurricane Katrina, Johnson founded One Voice Inc. to promote civic engagement among African Americans.
Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for Club members, who may purchase two tickets at this rate, and $39 for all other non-member tickets.
For questions, please email reservations@press.org or call 202-662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.
To submit a question for the speaker in advance, put NAACP in the subject line and email to president@press.org before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.
