As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing discrimination in America’s schools

The Civil Rights Movement won hard-fought gains — but the work to defend them continues.

The decision to deny the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. the opportunity to lie in honor at the United States Capitol and to decline lowering the American flag to half-mast in recognition of his passing is deeply disappointing and profoundly troubling.

The NAACP Bucks County Branch is aware of the arrests of students and adults that occurred in Quakertown on February 20, 2026, during a student-led protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We are also aware of the video currently circulating publicly involving Quakertown High School students and the Quakertown Chief of Police.

The NAACP Bucks County Branch is outraged and unequivocally condemns the racist video recently shared by Donald Trump, depicting former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) to remove the exhibit from the President's House in Philadelphia, was neither coincidence nor an embarrassing accident.

The NAACP advances political empowerment by registering voters, providing nonpartisan voter education, and encouraging active participation in the democratic process. Through voter registration drives, community outreach, and election engagement efforts, we work to ensure every eligible voter has the knowledge and opportunity to make their voice heard.

The Trump Administration’s decision to drop its appeal in the school D.E.I. lawsuit is not just notable—it is telling. It reinforces what communities have long known: diversity, equity, and inclusion are lawful, necessary, and central to the promise of public education.

We strongly condemn the removal of the Slavery Exhibit from the President’s House. This action represents a blatant attempt to whitewash our nation’s history and erase the truth about President George Washington’s Philadelphia residence—and the enslaved people who lived, labored, and suffered there.

Beginning on March 1, 2026, Life membership fee amounts will be adjusted to allow the organization to expand advocacy efforts, enhance member services, and respond more effectively to the evolving civil rights challenges facing our communities.

One year into Donald Trump’s presidency offers a sobering reminder: progress is never guaranteed, and the rights we rely on must be actively defended, especially when power is exercised without accountability. 

While the sheriff cannot unilaterally keep ICE out of Bucks County, what he can do—and has done—is refuse to use local deputies as an extension of federal immigration enforcement. Ending the involvement of 16 deputies is not symbolic; it removes a direct pathway for racial profiling, fear-based policing, and the erosion of community trust.