Arantza Peña Pope, ACT-SO Dekalb, was this year’s winner of the Doodle for Google Contest. Her doodle was selected out of more than 200,000 submissions. She won a $50,000 technology package for her high school and a $30,000 scholarship to help as she attends the University of Southern California (USC) in the fall. Arantza was …
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A 4-Day Event, A Lifetime of Success Let Your Dream Change Your Life Each spring, 100 exceptional young people arrive at the Disney Dreamers Academy with ambition, excitement and hopes for the future. Four days later, they return home with the motivation, guidance and skills to help make those dreams come true. Join Us – …
NAACP DeKalb County & City of Lithonia Remembrance Project Art Competition/ The NAACP DeKalb County, the City of Lithonia, and the Lithonia Business Association are partnering with the Equal Justice Initiative and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice to unveil a permanent memorial dedicated to DeKalb County victims of lynching and racial terrorism. The memorial will …
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Calling on all community leaders, organizations, businesses, and church groups to join us on October 26, 2019 for the Education Forum at Salem Bible Church, 5460 Hilliandale Dr. Lithonia, GA 30058.
The NAACP DeKalb County Branch and Commissioner Larry Johnson invite the DeKalb County Community to join us on August 3, 2019, at the Galleria at South DeKalb Mall for our ANNUAL HEALTH EXPO. This expo provides the community with free health checks and education. Cherry Willis, Health Committee Chairperson with the NAACP Dekalb County Branch …
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) DeKalb County Branch is hosting its 63rd Annual Freedom Fund Awards Gala. The affair will be a throwback to the Harlem Nights Renaissance, taking place Saturday, November 2, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. Courtyard Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory, 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030. The celebration will …
Home-purchases and rental transactions both involve large amounts of cash, and cash attracts scammers. Most people are inexperienced in this area of their life and should be wary of “special deals” and fast financing options. There are predatory lenders in the marketplace that can challenge your knowledge with mortgage scams, bait-n-switch scams, mortgage fraud, and …
The NAACP DeKalb County Branch met with Sheriff Jeff Mann of the DeKalb County Jail on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 6:30pm. Teresa Hardy, President of the NAACP DeKalb County Branch, said “It is important that we work with the community to address issues that need to be resolved. That is why it was important …
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