By supporting the range of perspectives provided by a diverse workforce, VA spurs health care innovation and provides quality care to our nation’s Veterans. Now, thanks to a new partnership with the NAACP, we’re finding ways to make our workforce even more diverse. 

Through this new association with the NAACP, we’re working to eliminate disparities and barriers to recruiting, hiring, developing, promoting and retaining employees, including those from historically underserved communities.

“At VA, it’s our mission to serve all Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors as well as they’ve served our country,” said VA Secretary Denis McDonough. “This historic partnership with the NAACP will help us deliver on that promise.”

“The NAACP is proud to embark on this historic partnership with VA to further our commitment to ensuring that representation does not come without respect,” said NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson.

All Veterans are unique, and by the diversity of the very people we serve, we know that health care is not one-size-fits-all. Embracing that diversity in our patients—and those who join our team—ensures that we will be successful in fulfilling our mission.

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6 Comments

  1. RAYMOND N/A MILLER October 4, 2023 at 13:31

    The NAACP is the oldest and largest Civil Rights organization in the country. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.

    The NAACP was founded in 1909 primary to stop the lynching of Black people in the United States and to provide equal access and Equitible treatment for all citizens.

    Unfortunately, color barriers have not been eliminated and only by working together can we overcome these hurdles.

    • Carl Edward Watson October 13, 2023 at 12:13

      First, we did not need a history lesson and secondly, the NAACP is so old that it is out of touch with reality.

      They are so out of touch that I did not even know that it had an office in Memphis in the early 90’s. The VA needs to take care of its racial issues on its own.

  2. Larry Johnson October 3, 2023 at 16:07

    Great news!!!

  3. Dave Smith October 2, 2023 at 13:34

    The NAACP is a far left/radical organization. This is concerning to me as a VA employee and Veteran as VA is now relying on radical organizations to shape policy/agenda. All Americans should be resisting the far left and far right. Any extreme is dangerous.

  4. William Braniff October 2, 2023 at 06:55

    Sorry once again, but to me it sounds like the VA is putting place another Racial barrier to maintain disparity between whites and blacks. Why can’t the VA treat ALL Veterans on the same plain?
    Just do unto other as we would do unto you. In Veterans there are no color barriers. That went out in the early sixties.

    • Carl Edward Watson October 13, 2023 at 13:05

      You mean that a law was passed so minorities and females could sue. It did not go anywhere as a 75 year old.

      Don’t worry as the NAACP is so out of touch with African Americans.

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