The NAACP hosted a Black History Celebration and Banquet on February 22 at the Hiddenite Center Education Complex. The event coincided with Black History month and was well attended. The officers for the Alexander County Chapter of the NAACP are pictured above,
The Dyersburg/Dyer County NAACP is partnering with McIver's Grant Public Library throughout February to present an exhibit for Black History Month. NAACP President Tiffany Boyd explained, "The exhibit
NAACP Lima Unit 3170 will discuss cultural changes in the Lima area from the Civil Rights Movement to celebrate Black History Month at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at Grace Church Ministries, 2945 Wells Drive,
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, we're highlgihting different leaders in the community. This week, meet your newest NAACP chapter #1016 President Beverly Cade. Beverly says she was so excited when she found out she won.
NMSU’s Black Programs hosted City Connection in celebration of Black History Month at the Health, Education, and Social Transformation Hall Auditorium on Feb. 8. Students talked and collaborated with the City of Las Cruces and NAACP’s Doña Ana County Branch and NMSU NAACP College Chapter.
Since 1909, the NAACP has been advocating for the rights and equality of African Americans. In honor of Black History Month, the University of Memphis NAACP chapter held The Live Museum. Started by Clivona Burse ( UofM NAACP VP) in 2017,
Community members filled every seat at the North Little Rock School District board meeting Thursday night, voicing strong opposition to the rumored firings of s
The program included a sampling of Black History, awards for “Community Changemakers” Crystal Williams and Bob and Sandy Bauers, as well as remarks by a housing activist and a Black district judge, along with musical selections by the God Has Heard Production Company.
Adam Krall, a historic site interpreter with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, showcases an original rifle that would have been used by the 56th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, during an event at the Illinois State Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 26, honoring Black military history.
The Schenectady NAACP celebrated Black History Month on Saturday by honoring the Mohawk Giants, a Black baseball team that played in Schenectady until 1915.
This year the theme of Black History Month was African American Labor and speaker Dr. Uzoma Miller focused on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. He told about the group and how they were dehumanized to the point where they worked long demanding hours and were forced to all answer to the same name, George.