2019 Unity “Membership” Breakfast
Congressman Hank Johnson to Keynote Unity Breakfast
The NAACP Dekalb County Branch will host the 2019 Unity Breakfast on SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019 at 8:30 A.M. at the Greenforest Community Baptist Church in the Early Learning Center (Genesis). The theme for this year’s event is – Mass Incarceration and its Impact on Communities of Color
You can complete registration for the event that includes individual forms, table sponsorships and/or ads at EVENTBRITE. Also, you can download Table Sponsorship, Benefits of table sponsorship and individual ticket/ad form to complete for the event.
Congressman Hank Johnson – D. GA will be the keynote speaker. Now serving his seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District – which encompasses parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Newton counties and all of Rockdale County
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NAACP blasts Georgia lawmakers for legally ‘endorsing racism’ against Blacks
Photo credit: A.R. Shaw for Steed Media
The NAACP will not remain idle as the Georgia Senate adds stronger protections for Confederate monuments. In a 34-17 vote, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 77, that states, “any person who damages or destroys a monument could be liable for triple the cost to repair or replace it, plus exemplary damages . . . READ FULL STORY
NAACP DeKalb County Branch Mental Health Awareness Month
NAACP DeKalb County Branch along with Alliant Health Solutions is offering training on Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). see attached for details and register at the below link as space is limited. First Come First Served!!!.
The Regional Advisory Council of the Georgia Department of Behavior and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is seeking our voice as it relates Mental Health resources. NAACP DeKalb is supporting this effort by reaching out to our members to take the survey in the below link:
https://naacpdekalb.org/georgia-mental-health-survey/
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