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Join us for our 114th NAACP National Convention in Boston!
The NAACP National Convention is an empowering and immersive experience held each year to celebrate our community’s collective power. The Convention attracts innovative change-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, scholars, entertainers, influencers, and creatives to network and exchange ideas. We gather, collectively, to foster our intergenerational approach to advocacy. Main stage discussions, luncheons, and the experience hall connect activists, allies, and entrepreneurs from varying backgrounds who are all committed to the same thing: thriving together. See you in Boston from July 26-29 for the ACT-SO Competition and July 28-31 for the 114th NAACP National Convention! Click here for more information.
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Join the Syracuse NAACP for a discussion on “The Stroke and its impact on Mental Health,” at our General Membership Meeting on May 25, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
Join us for our General Membership Meeting on May 25, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in person at the Marriott Syracuse Otisco Room located at 100 E. Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY. Let us know you will be joining us by sending your RSVP HERE!
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Wear Brown on May 17th to Celebrate the 69th Anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision
May 17 marks the 69th anniversary of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision de-segregating public schools. In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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Syracuse NAACP Community Education Forum
Join us on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom @ https://bit.ly/JanuaryNAACP, Facebook, or Youtube @ https://bit.ly/syrnaacpyoutube for a Community Education Forum presented by the Syracuse NAACP Education Committee, Chaired by Gwen Muok. Topics to be discussed will include COVID 19, Remote Learning vs. in-class Instruction, Trauma, Critical Race Theory in K-12 Classrooms, and Proficiency rates and graduation trends. Moderator for the event will be Dr. Lorna Lewis, Superintendent of the Malverne UF School District. Our guest panelists include Jamie Alicea, Superintendent of the Syracuse City School District, Daniel Bowles, Superintendent of the Cicero-North Syracuse School District, and Dr. Donna DeSiato, Superintendent of the East Syracuse Minoa School District. Parents and…
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Join Us for a COVID 19 Community Dialogue on April 23, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Join the Syracuse NAACP for a COVID 19 Conversation hosted by Syracuse NAACP President, Linda Brown-Robinson and Gary Williams, Health Chair. The conversation will be moderated by Ms. Gwendolyn Webber-McLeod, M.S., President/CEO of Gwen, Inc. Register here: Our Featured Panelists: Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter Dr. David Davin, MD, FCCP, PLLC, Attending Physician, Crouse Hospital Dr. Michael Schiano, Chief Medical Officer at Syracuse Community Health Center Dr. Sharon Brangman, MD, FACP, AGSF, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Geriatric Department, Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program and CNY Alzheimer’s Disease Assistance Center Joan Buckley White, Director of Behavioral Health Services at Syracuse Community Health Center and; Lorraine…
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Purchase Tickets for our 40th Anniversary Freedom Fund Gala!
You are cordially invited to join us for an evening of recognition and celebration at our 40th Anniversary Freedom Fund Gala on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, N.Y. This very special evening will include our keynote speaker, Michael Eric Dyson and Mistress of Ceremonies, Natasha Alford from theGrio. Crouse Health is our Emerald Sponsor, Pathfinder Bank is our Onyx Sponsor and Galaxy Communications is our media sponsor for our 40th Anniversary Freedom Fund Gala. We will also honor our 2019 “NAACP Freedom Fund Award“ Winners. The categories and respective winners are as follows: The “Harriet Tubman Freedom” Award…
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Historical Photos of Syracuse’s African American Community
Photos capture, tell the story of Syracuse’s African American Community Syracuse Post Standard — The contributions of African-Americans to Syracuse goes back many years. They lived here, worked here, prayed here, played here and died here. Photographs from collections at the Onondaga Historical Association and Coulter Library, Onondaga Community College capture the African-American community in Syracuse. The photographs include everyday occurrences. The local barber shop, where everybody went. The club sports, the bowling teams. The social events of the year. The older married couple on the porch.
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Syracuse NAACP Speaks Out Against Possible U.S. Attorney Appointment in interview with WRVO Radio
Syracuse NAACP Speaks Out WRVO Radio – The Syracuse chapter of the NAACP has concerns about the potential appointment of Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci as a U.S attorney. Much of the concern from the NAACP toes back almost two years, according to chapter President Linda Brown-Robinson. That’s when three minority-owned contractors that work with Onondaga County sued Antonacci, accusing him of harassment. That lawsuit is still in the courts, and Antonacci is attempting to get it thrown out.
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NAACP of Syracuse General Membership Meeting February 23rd
The next general membership meeting will be Thursday, February 23rd at 5:30pm at the Educational Opportunity Center at 100 New Street in Syracuse. The guest speaker will be Susan Hunter from the Center for Community Alternatives. Her presentation is entitled, Locked in the System: When Prison Does Not Reform. For more information, please contact Branch President Linda Brown-Robinson at 315.439.3680
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NAACP to Senators: “Deep Concern” Over Bob Antonacci’s Possible U.S. Attorney Appointment
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