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Jubilee Day Celebration 2021 Brings New Hope
VIEW THE JUBILEE DAY CELEBRATION PROGRAM Jubilee Day is celebrated by many African Americans as the true Independence Day, commemorating Jan. 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the document that freed the slaves. One freedom fighter said, “such celebrations are instrumental in instilling pride among a people whose contributions have been …
Democrats Defeat Republicans in Senate Runoffs
Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in Georgia’s two runoff elections. Jon Ossoff defeated David Perdue (R), whose Senate term lapsed Sunday. And Raphael Warnock won his race against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler. READ FULL ARTICLE
Georgia breaks turnout record for first day of early voting
ATLANTA – More than 128,000 Georgians went to the polls Monday, a record for the first day of early voting in the state, according to the secretary of state’s office. The high turnout surpassed the nearly 91,000 votes cast on the first day of early voting in 2016 and left eager voters waiting in hours-long lines across …
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Dekalb County DFCS General Assistance Program for COVID Victims
DeKalb County has announced a program for DeKalb County Residents that will provide emergency assistance during COVID. The General Assistance Program offered by Dekalb County DFCS for residents of Dekalb County, GA only. We do not service or have information related to any other counties. Applications may be obtained by emailing GeneralAssist-R14@dhs.ga.gov to request application. Applications may …
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Local ACT-SO Contestant Scores Big at Nationals
The week of August 16, 2020 5 local Gold medalists from the NAACP DeKalb Branch competed via Perigon Platform in the NAACP National ACT-SO competition. The students were among over 300 contestants representing 50 states. Salmoncain Smith-Shomade, local Gold Medalist for Architecture. took the Bronze medal for his presentation. Salmoncain’s project for the “Outdoor classroom” …
Remembering a Fighter for Justice
Waymond Norwood, Jr., worked as an electrical and electronics installer; an electrical checkout mechanic; logistic support analyst; and a flight line/test electrician. He represented Local Lodge IAM 709 as a delegate the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, where he served on the Executive Committee, the Human Resource Committee, the Political Action Committee, and as Vice President. …
We Marched for Justice to Stone Mountain
NAACP Dekalb County Branch of Georgia partnered with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mu Nu Lambda Chapter and the NAACP Youth and College Division to organize a protest march to the infamous Stone Mountain in Georgia. This area is home to the largest monument to the confederates that sought to maintain slavery and continue …
RECENT SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMS ABOUT NAACP A HOAX
STATEMENT ON RECENT POSTS CLAIMING TO BE FROM NAACP JULY 5, 2020 < BACK TO LATEST Washington, DC (July 4th, 2020) – In recent days, several social media platforms have posted statements purporting that the NAACP has received information about white nationalists groups initiations during the July 4 weekend. The National NAACP has not released any such statement. While …
DeKalb ACT-SO Winners compete at national level
NAACP DeKalb ACT-SO program had an award ceremony recognize the hard work of talented students that competed to go the the national competition in several categories. Shown here are the gold medalist for the area. All Gold medalist will advance to the National ACT-SO competition July 23-26, 2020. This year due to COVID-19 the National …