PRESS STATEMENT - THE DEATH OF PORTER BURKS COMPELS US ALL TO FIND A BETTER WAY
“Police officers encounter folks with guns and knives all the time. In most cases, death does not occur. However, it appears to occur too often when it involves Black men…This is not an attack upon the Detroit Police Department. However, it is a call for all of us to understand the issues concerning mental health, the racial disparity, as we find more Black people killed and arrested, disproportionate to our population. We must acknowledge for some, even in our own community, Blacks are perceived differently, not understood as clearly, and are very rarely given the benefit of the doubt when it comes to situations like this.”
MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Join the Detroit Branch NAACP and our Health & Wellness and Religious Affairs Committees in recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. On Saturday, May 14 from 12 - 3 p.m. at either Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist or Mt. Vernon Baptist Church mental health professionals will be onsite to assist in the areas of grief, trauma, family and relationships. This event is free and open to the public but registration is required.
YOUTH CAREER NIGHT - BECOME YOUR DREAM!
Calling all high schoolers. Are you ready to Become Your Dream??!! Join us for Youth Career Night on Thursday, April 28 from 5 - 7 p.m. Here from experts on how to be your boss and how to handle your hectic life now! This event is free and open to the public, but you must register.
A HOLISTIC CONVERSATION: SURVIVING THE PANDEMICS - IMPACT ON MENTAL AND SPRITUAL HEALTH PART II
Back by popular demand! Part II of Surviving the Pandemics - Mental and Spiritual. Join us on Thurs. Feb. 10 at 6 p.m.
PRESS STATEMENT - MICHIGAN STATE POLICE MUST DO BETTER!
“Today’s announcement by the Michigan State Police of racial and ethnic disparities in the frequency of traffic stops impacting African Americans is revealing but not surprising. Many of us in the civil rights community have been saying this for years. It is also an indication of what is happening in many local police departments across the state. Prior to COVID-19 on any Monday in court rooms across Michigan related to traffic citations and arrests, they were often filled with African Americans and people of color.”
NOVEMBER 2021 MEETING SCHEDULE
Please click the links below to register for the meeting of your choice. Committee Meetings are open to members. General Membership Meetings are open to Members and the public.
AUGUST 2021 MEETING DATES
Please click the links below to register for the committee meeting of your choice. Meetings are open to Detroit Branch NAACP members. Detroit NAACP Youth Council Meetings are for youth aged 12-18.
MAY 2021 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us for our May General Membership Meeting featuring our Black Business Spotlight guest, Inception, Metro Detroit’s first Mental Health Gym.