Congratulations to the NAACP DeKalb ACT-SO Olympians that have scored big at the national competition. National ACT-SO competition was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 14-17, 2022. These are the first-round winners announced from DeKalb County, GA. This year nine of our students qualified to compete at the national level. ACT-SO is the Afro-Academic, …
NAACP DeKalb ACT-SO olympian Zuri Crawford was a winner of a $10,000 scholarship from Lancome. Congratulations for the hard work and effort to be recognized on the national level. Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o surprised 40 NAACP youth members on stage at the NAACP 113th Convention, awarding each student a $10,000 scholarship. The students received …
NAACP DeKalb County Branch proudly announces its 9 gold medalists for the local Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition. These students will compete at the National ACT-SO competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 14-17, 2022. SEE FULL STORY
See the rebroadcast of the January 1, 2021 Jubilee Day Celebration
Attorney D. E. Smith was honored at the African Expo on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at St. John’s Lutheran Church for her service to the community. She received the ‘NANA NKOSUOHEMAA Award” which means, “Queen of Progress”, for her dedication and unwavering commitment to ‘TRUTH TELLING’ about the lynching of African Americans in DeKalb County. …
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The NAACP DeKalb Education Committee would like to shine the “Spotlight” on Mrs. Bessie Marks for our thoughtfulness in volunteering over 100 pre-packaged school supplies for our Youth as they return back to school face-to-face. We pray we can obtain more volunteers throughout the year to donate supplies and/or support the Education Committee with partnerships …
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger put 101,789 potential voters on notice Friday that they’re about to be purged from the state’s voter rolls. This purge may be deja vu all over again. SEE THE LIST OF ALL NAMES – CHECK YOUR STATUS
Here is a replay of the tribute video to the Porter F. Turner Historical Marker placed in Druid Hills in remembrance of the racial terror of that era. The historic marker was installed on the southeast corner of Oakdale and Ponce de Leon with the support of the Druid Hills Civic Association, the Olmsted Linear …
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In spite of April 2021 being National Fair Housing Month, Discrimination in Housing to Minorities continues to mount. After an appraiser and the Austins’ white-woman pal met at their house, its value went up by a whopping $493,000. Black Americans continue to face discrimination when it comes to building wealth through homeownership. One Bay Area …
