Arlington NAACP seeks to avoid partisanship while advocating for civil rights

ARLnow - August 27, 2025

Leaders of the NAACP Arlington branch acknowledge they are walking a fine line in the era of Donald Trump. The group will continue to press its values while refraining from direct political activity, the Rev. DeLishia Davis, president of the Arlington NAACP, said at a Monday meeting. “We are a nonpartisan organization, but we are unapologetically for the advancement of all people,” Davis said at the body’s monthly meeting. Trump’s name was not mentioned during the program, but it was clear his administration’s policies have drawn ire of the civil rights organization. “Our work is as urgent now as it has ever been,” Davis said. “It is our sacred duty to rise. We can collectively bring about change. Our children and grandchildren and generations that come are depending on what we do now.”