NAACP New Bedford

Freedom Fund Breakfast postponed

As many know already, the BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron variant of COVID is ramping up again in Massachusetts. According to the Centers for Disease Control, half of Massachusetts counties have a high number of COVID cases and the virus can still be lethal. Out of an abundance of caution, the NAACP New Bedford Branch has decided to postpone our June 4th Freedom Fund Breakfast and instead (and hopefully) hold our Gala in December. We are as disappointed as you are. Please hold a date in early December. We will announce the final date shortly. NAACP New Bedford Branch Executive...

NAACP New Bedford Branch commends the nomination of the nation’s first Black woman Supreme Court justice

The NAACP New Bedford Branch commends the nomination of DC-native Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court and fully agrees with a statement by the NAACP DC Branch, the city where the first Black woman nominee for the Supreme Court was born. For two and a half centuries and through 115 Supreme Court justices, only three have been people of color and only five have been women. President Biden's appointment of Judge Jackson is not only a promise kept but a wise choice since, as the DC Branch points out, so many issues directly impact Black families and women. It's...

Juneteenth 2021 at the NAACP New Bedford

On Saturday, June 19th, 2021 the NAACP New Bedford branch, in cooperation with Collective 4 Change, celebrated Juneteenth from Noon until 5:00pm at the branch office, 95 Cedar Street in New Bedford. The celebration was sponsored by Senator Mark Montigny's Children's Equality and Empowerment Fund and Saturday marked the second official Juneteenth observance in the Commonwealth, having been signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Juneteenth of last year. The celebration included complementary cultural and ethnic food, beverages, and frozen treats. Attendees enjoyed community performances, African libations, and a children's corner. Give-a-ways were a staple of the events....

Summer pause

The NAACP New Bedford branch will be on Summer break from July 1st through August 31st. No branch or executive committee meetings will take place over the Summer, although committee meetings may be called as chairs deem necessary.  

American book-burners

1933 - a member of the SA throws confiscated books into the bonfire during the public burning of "un-German" books on the Opernplatz in Berlin. The New England Area Conference of the NAACP (NEAC) is alarmed by recent attempts to censor the teaching of American history and punish those who teach it. Whitewashing history, pushing a revisionist national-patriotic curriculum that refuses to acknowledge the crimes of history, book banning, book burning, and punishing truth-tellers and teachers — the world has seen this too many times before. NEAC issued the following statement: "Many states throughout the country with political leanings to...

NAACP New Bedford General Body Meeting June 17 @ 7pm

NAACP New Bedford General Body Meeting Thursday, June 17th, 7-8:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://umassd.zoom.us/j/96392796366?pwd=SzA5ZzY0T3pLTmE4VU82WmRaM0FOUT09 Meeting ID: 963 9279 6366 Passcode: 1908 One tap mobile +13017158592,,96392796366#,,,,*1908# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,96392796366#,,,,*1908# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 963 9279 6366 Passcode: 1908 Find your local number: https://umassd.zoom.us/u/aLRihQeYm
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