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NAACP Criticizes Navy’s Carrier Renaming Plan

Updated 2026-08-23 03:25 UTC 1 source Negative

The NAACP has criticized the U.S. Navy for reportedly considering renaming a warship after President Trump instead of honoring a Black WWII hero. The organization called the move inappropriate.

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NAACP President Derrick Johnson bashed the Navy Friday following reports that it planned to rename an aircraft carrier, named after a Black WWII war hero, and had considered President Trump's name as a replacement. Johnson wrote in a social media post that the alleged talks surrounding the USS Doris
2026-08-23 03:09 UTC
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