NAACP New Bedford

December General Body Meeting, with important note on branch elections

NAACP New Bedford Branch Monthly General Body Meeting (December Meeting) Thursday, December 10th, 2020 at 7:00pm (Zoom invitation below) On Thursday evening the NAACP New Bedford Branch will be holding its December General Body Meeting. At the beginning of the meeting we have invited Jariel Vergne from the New Bedford Schools to discuss NBPS efforts to promote equity in the District. At the end of the meeting the Branch will host elections of officers for 2021 through 2022. Those members who are interested in running for branch officer should email Peggy Dias, Elections Chair, at peggy.dias@umassd.edu to be placed on...

Dear NAACP Friends and Family

Dear NAACP Friends and Family, 2020 is a year most of us will be happy to forget. America was three years into the Trump presidency when the COVID-19 virus hit. Soon followed the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, protests from people who had had enough of dying, an election season that for the first time energized voters of all colors to support Black Lives. And then there was the election itself. Throughout a year of national upheaval, the NAACP New Bedford Branch was out there fighting the good fight as well. We called for the Massachusetts Attorney General...

Election Protection observers needed

Partnering for Election Protection The NAACP New Bedford Branch is partnering with the Urban League, MassVote and Lawyers for Civil Rights on the 1619 Project, a voter protection campaign to protect the right to vote. The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts has taken the lead on the project, a coalition of more than 30 Black- and brown-led organizations. It draws on the expertise of MassVote and Lawyers for Civil Rights for field operations, managing a statewide hotline, and watching social media threats. Massachusetts permits any citizen to be an election observer ("poll watcher"). This year, with the President directing supporters...

Vote like your life depends on it

This could be the most consequential vote any of us have participated in during our lifetime. The NAACP is encouraging everyone to come out on November 3rd — or earlier — to vote like your life depends on it. Because it does. Click on the links from the MA Secretary of State below for more information on voting Today is the Last Day for Early Voting If you are over 65, this could minimize the risk of standing in a long line on November 3rd Online Voter Registration is now closed! next time... Where do I vote? verify your polling...

Revenge of the Springfield PD

[caption id="attachment_1226" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Bishop Talbert Swan II, Mayor Domenic Sarno, PD Chief Cheryl Clapprood (MassLive)[/caption] Massachusetts representatives and police unions believe the Commonwealth's police forces are nothing like those bad ones in other states. What happened to George Floyd could never happen in Massachusetts, they say. But as we have seen in New Bedford and elsewhere, there are plenty of problems with unaccountable police. And that includes Springfield. So when Greater Springfield NAACP Branch President Bishop Talbert W. Swan II spoke out against police violence and impunity, he made an enemy of Police Chief Cheryl Clapprood, who eventually fired...

2020 Stand for Justice High School Graduate Scholarship Awards

Because of COVID-19 we were unable to hold our annual Freedom Fund Breakfast last June. Our backup date in August was a bit over-optimistic, so plan C was to hold an informal awards ceremony in the Fall. Thanks to our donors — many from the community who really stepped up this year — we were able to hold the 2020 Stand for Justice High School Graduate Scholarship Fund ceremony on October 10th. Despite clouds, chill, wind, masks and social distancing, the ceremony was joyous and successful. Ten students received awards in 2020: Yileisy Almada (New Bedford Voc), attending Bay Path...

Virtual March on Washington August 27-28

The NAACP Announces Virtual March On Washington to Channel Momentum for Police Accountability and Voter Mobilization Virtual programming on 57th anniversary of March on Washington will advance a bold Black agenda; honor the legacy of John Lewis BALTIMORE — Today, the NAACP announced that it will lead a “2020 Virtual March on Washington” alongside civil rights leaders, activists, and families of those who died at the hands of law enforcement, to call for police accountability reform and mobilize voters ahead of the November elections. The virtual march — which will bring forward a bold National Black agenda — will take...

New Crisis Magazine digital edition

The Crisis Magazine July 2020 digital edition has been published. African Americans are dealing with two deadly pandemics — the underlying condition of racism and the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The worldwide protests in support of the Movement for Black Lives also underscored the disproportionate impact of the Coronavirus on the Black community. The NAACP's message was clear: We Are Done Dying. The new digital issue features interactive videos and includes stories on the worldwide protests for Black Lives. We feature NEXTGEN graduates Leslie Redmond and James "Major" Woodall on the Publisher's Page. Their leadership in this moment in time in our...
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