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

Congressman Hank Johnson D-GA

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 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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Dr. Bailey – This Way To Success

Dr. Rita Bailey

Dr Rita Bailey, cochair of the Georgia state ACT-SO, talks about what’s ahead for the participants that will have a chance to compete in the national “Olympics of the mind”.  Vernon Jordan, former president of the National Urban League, conceived of the idea to have a competition between talented students in more than sports. This idea developed into a chance for talented high school students to compete in 33 categories. Join ACT-SO to reach your goals. READ FULL STORY HERE

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Discrimination is real. It happens everyday and it could happen to you.  If you have a discrimination complaint about an event that has occurred in DeKalb County Georgia let us know.  Contact us.

You may click here to download and print a Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF) based on:
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Mail the form to the address below, the Legal Redress committee will contact you within 24 hours in an attempt to resolve them where possible, or provide guidance to individuals on how to exercise their rights. The NAACP Dekalb County Branch may provide legal information and assistance to concerned citizens, but does not provide legal advice or legal information via e-mail. For legal advice, you should consult a local attorney.