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See the rebroadcast of the January 1, 2021 Jubilee Day Celebration

Congratulations to all of the Awardees from the 2021 NAACP DeKalb Freedom Fund Awards and Scholarship Gala WE SALUTE YOU and you can see the Gala Souvenir Book Here Steven Parris – David Albert Award Lecester (Bill) Allen – Benjamin L. Hooks Award Terri Crook – Pat C. Jones Community Award Salem Bible Church – …

Freedom Fund – Fun Time and Awardees Honored 2021 Read More »

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. …

D. E. Smith Honored “It’s an Award for the People” Read More »

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 …

Volunteer Recognized for Back-To-School Support Read More »

 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 …

Historical Marker to the Lynching of Porter F. Turner Read More »

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 …

BLACKS FACING HOME APPRAISL DISCRIMINATION Read More »

Ten gold medals were presented to competitors at the local level of the annual ACT-SO competition.  These ten people will compete at the national level in July of this year. See the rebroadcast of the 2021 Awards Ceremony Here See the ACT-SO Awards Book with all the Olympians HERE!

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