The Boulder County branch of the NAACP announced its decision to shut down, citing opposition from the city of Boulder and friction with the national NAACP.
In a news release in late March, the NAACP Boulder County branch announced that the local group decided to dissolve after the city’s efforts to “suppress and undermine” the branch’s racial equity efforts, the branch’s announcement said. According to the release, the decision follows “persistent retaliation” from the city of Boulder. The group’s announcement took issue with City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, police leaders and “associated governmental entities.”
The Daily Camera reached out to the city with questions on the NAACP branch’s comments…