Youth Council – NAACP New Bedford

Cape Verdean Recognition Day

Members of the NAACP Youth Council walked in the Cape Verdean Recognition Parade held in New Bedford on Saturday July 2nd, 2022. The NAACP Youth Council continues to support the Cape Verdean community and their many contributions to not only the City of New Bedford, but across the globe.

Public hearings on the Dartmouth mascot

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maulian Dana speaking at Skowhegan, Maine school board meeting, March 8, 2019. Photo by Amelia Tuplin, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.[/caption] On March 8th, the Dartmouth School Committee heard from members of Mashpee, Pocasset, and Aquinnah tribes about the harms of Native American mascots and related imagery. Several members of the Aquinnah spoke in support of the mascot and one member spoke against it. On March 22nd the School Committee offered an opportunity for general public comment. All things considered, this sparsely-attended meeting was relatively calm and respectful although several members of one group of mascot...

Dartmouth, it’s time to retire the mascot and logo

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maulian Dana speaking at Skowhegan, Maine school board meeting, March 8, 2019. Photo by Amelia Tuplin, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.[/caption] With the author's permission, this post combines two separate articles in the Dartmouth High Spectrum written by Assistant Editor Avary Amaral. Ms. Amaral is also a member of the NAACP New Bedford Youth Council. The views in this essay are Ms. Amaral's alone and do not represent those of the DHS Spectrum. Introduction This past year, despite COVID, multiple active shooters across the country, Asian hate, and the death of 212 people by police issued...

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NAACP New Bedford Youth Council Dance Crew

Taken at the 2018 Cabo Verde Independence Day parade. The Dance Crew was founded in 2002 by Branch VP Renee Ledbetter. As members have grown older they have added African-American, Cape Verdean, and ethnic dances to their repertoire — all while representing the NAACP Youth Council. 80% of the Crew pictured have graduated from high school or college, or are college-bound. The NAACP Youth Council itself was re-established in 2015, and is an ongoing effort to develop youth leadership experience and knowledge of problems facing African-Americans and other racial and ethic minorities. Love those berets!