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63rd Freedom Fund Awards Gala
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 …
Housing Scams and Renters Rights
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 …
DeKalb Branch Tours The County Jail After Allegations
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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Criminal Justice Committee Advocates for Restorative Justice after watching the film “Healing Justice
April 22, 2019 – NAACP DeKalb Criminal Justice Committee and Bethel Baptist Church hosted a Restorative Justice watch on the film Healing Justice. The film walks back through the history of violence that has led to our current system, bringing into focus the histories of trauma – on a personal, interpersonal, community, and generational level. This powerful …
Fair Housing is 50 years old
Fair housing is more than a list of dos and don’ts, rights and penalties, and mandatory continuing education. As stewards of the right to own, use and transfer private property, fair housing protects our livelihood and business as REALTORS® and depends on a free, open market that embraces equal opportunity. Watch the videos and get …
Unity Breakfast Spotlights Mass Incarceration in America
Congressman Hank Johnson D-GA addressed a full auditorium at the NAACP Dekalb County Branch’s 2019 Unity Breakfast held at the Greenforest Community Baptist Church on April 13, 2019. Sandy Johnson, Chairperson, said that this event is a special occasion for Dekalb county residents and supporters to remember and continue the fight for justice that our …
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NAACP president calls series of church fires in Louisiana ‘domestic terrorism’
(NEW YORK) — As federal agents teamed with local fire investigators to probe a series of suspicious blazes at historically black churches in Louisiana in a 10-day span, the president of the NAACP called the destructive acts “domestic terrorism” and suggested they are the result of emboldened racial rhetoric sweeping the country. Derrick Johnson, president …
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