NAACP has issued a set of talking points for the No Kings Day protests set for March 28. To my way of thinking, the NACCP talking points sound better than the verbiage on the official No Kings website. One especially good NAACP talking point: “Today we march. Tomorrow we organize. In November, we vote.” In other words, protesting has to be followed by organizing.
Yeah I know, NAACP seems so old school, but they’ve been doing protests for decades, and they know what they’re talking about. For example, check out their tips for staying safe during protests. And if you’re an NAACP member, they’re offering a webinar next week; I’ve found their webinars inspiring and informative.
Update 3/25/26: Removed non-working link to the NAACP talking points. They set up the link so it can only be opened via an email from them. Yes I could have downloaded the PDF and reposted it here, but I respect their commitment to member security and privacy. Join NAACP to get the full list. In the mean time, here are a few more of their talking points (posted under fair use of copyright law, fewer than 500 words, less than half the document):
“— Today we march. Tomorrow we organize. In November, we vote.
— Register. Verify your registration. Volunteer with your local NAACP. Help your neighbor register. Then show up like your freedom depends on it—because it does.
— Every moment this nation has faced its darkest hours—Reconstruction, Jim Crow, World Wars, Civil Rights—it was We the People who rose. We are rising again….
— 250 years of survival, struggle, and triumph didn’t happen because we waited for permission. It happened because we showed up.
— Come November 2026, we will show the nation—and the world—once again: it has always been us. And it will always be us.
— No kings. No retreat. No surrender. WE. THE. PEOPLE.”
I don’t know why, but your first link is throwing me to a Microsoft authentication window.
John, updated the post to reflect why this happened….