Here are a few of the parade pictures. The 22nd Annual NAACP DeKalb Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade kicked off on a chilly Monday morning as hundreds of people lined the streets to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The parade was led by CEO of DeKalb County Michael Thurmond, Grand Marshal […]
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Jubilee Day: Inspiration, Liberation, Education On New Year’s Day, the DeKalb County NAACP branch, elected officials, and the DeKalb county community gathered at Rainbow Park Baptist church in Decatur, Georgia to celebrate Jubilee day. This day is celebrated by the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People (NAACP) to recognize the Emancipation Proclamation of
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PALESTINE DOES EXIST was the message at the 12/12/2023 City Schools of Decatur School Board Meeting. Parents, neighbors, and friends filled the boardroom of the City Schools of Decatur (GA). Speaker after speaker voiced concerns that this school district was ignoring the Palestinian members of the community while bragging about the equity and equality programs
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Click here to see photos from the 2023 Women in NAACP Annual Turkey Giveaway
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NAACP DeKalb Remembrance Project produced a Black History Month program, Position paper in opposition to HB 1084, Created Black History reading list for Children, Youth, and Adults, and donated African American books to the DeKalb Public Library in direct opposition to the Governor and legislators that passed the HB1084 law. The theme of NAACP DeKalb’s
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NAACP DeKalb County Branch in partnership with Divine 9 Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Sororities, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. cooperated for a successful National Voter Registration Day 2023. Together, NAACP DeKalb County Branch and these historic Divine 9 organizations completed 200 applications for new voters at the following schools from 11:30 am
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The NAACP Dekalb Branch hosted its annual Unity Breakfast on April 29th at the House of Hope in Decatur. The theme for the event was “Mobilizing for Justice – Working Together for a Better Future.” The breakfast has traditionally been to update the community on issues that affect them and to encourage more of the
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By Milan Parker Members of the NAACP Dekalb branch attended the Dekalb County School Board meeting on March 13, 2023, to oppose Georgia House Bill (HB)1084. Presenters attended the meeting to protest the controversial bill that erases Black history from Georgia classrooms. 25 attendees listened to 5 panelists address the Dekalb County Board of Education
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NAACP DeKalb Black History Committee, chaired by Dee Smith, hosted a panel discussion on Saturday, February 4, 2023 centered around the attack on Black History in the state of Georgia. Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, signed HB1084 in 2022, called the “Protect Students First Act,” which limits what can be said about race during classroom
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The annual NAACP DeKalb Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade was live in 2023. COVID-19 had sidelined the parade in 2021 and 2022, but the bands and fans came out on January 16, 2023 to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The grand marshal for this year’s parade was Rob Hardy, producer and
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