NAACP Set to Move Headquarters to D.C.

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NAACP Set to Move Headquarters to D.C.

The NAACP has signed a letter of intent to move its national headquarters from Baltimore to the District and make its new home in the Frank D. Reeves Center for Municipal Affairs in Northwest, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday.

Source: The Washington Informer

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