25TH COME TO TEE GOLF OUTING AND BENEFIT
Join us on June 29 for the 25th Come To Tee Golf Outing & Benefit!!! Don't miss out on the fun, prizes, silent auction and more! Proceeds from Come To Tee support the Detroit Branch NAACP and Detroit NAACP Youth Council ACT-SO Program.
Click Come To Tee to learn more about how you can support this great event!
B.R.I.D.G.E.S SUMMER 2022 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
The Detroit Branch NAACP B.R.I.D.G.E.S. summer youth employment program will be a combination of a virtual and in-person experience. There are only 10 slots available for this year's program. Deadline is Thursday, June 2, 2022.
The 6-week program runs from July 5 to August 20.
MAY 2022 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Join us on Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. for our May General Membership Meeting.
ASK THE LAWYER - MAY 2022
Click the links below to register for a virtual appointment for a free 15-20 minute legal consultation and to complete the online complaint form.
MAY 2022 MEETINGS
Please click the links below to register for the meeting of your choice. Committee Meetings are open to members. Youth Council Meetings are for youth aged 12 - 18. General Membership Meetings are open to Members and the public.
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.
67TH ANNUAL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FUND DINNER PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE
“Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, my brothers and sisters in the cause of freedom and justice. I greet you on this occasion of the 67th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP. As we also celebrate the 110th Anniversary since the founding of our branch, it is with high privilege that we stand on the shoulders of Father Richard Bagnall, Rev. Robert L. Bradby, Sr., Benjamin Willoughby Lambert, William Osby and many others. It was born and emerged out of a crucible of oppression. It was a time of police brutality, “colored” restrooms and water fountains, segregated housing, and employment discrimination. Lest we forget!”
HOLLYWOOD COMES TO DETROIT TO CELEBRATE THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DETROIT BRANCH AT THE 67TH ANNUAL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FUND DINNER
“This is the 110th anniversary since the founding of the Detroit Branch NAACP. It was in 1912 that Detroit received its charter to operate as a local branch. Several Black leaders came together to establish the Detroit Branch NAACP.”
APRIL 2022 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Join us for our April General Membership Meeting. Please note we are meeting on Tuesday, April 26 instead of our regular fourth Thursday. To participate virtually please click General Membership Meeting Registration. We do have limited seating for those who would like to attend in-person, but you must RSVP by 12 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 to alockett@detroitnaacp.org.
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! - A SUPER CAREER EXPO
Join us for Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! - A Super Career Expo, where we match opportunity with potential. There will be employers onsite and several career readiness workshops available. This event is free and open to the public, but you must register. Register here or call (313) 664-2433.
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.
HOST AND HOSTESS AND DINNER MARSHALLS VIRTUAL TRAININGS
Volunteer for the Detroit Branch NAACP’s 67th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner. Register to volunteer as either a Host/Hostess (ages 15-19) or Freedom Fund Dinner Marshalls (ages 20+). You must register to attend the last two virtual trainings.
JOB CLUB - CAREER UNDER CONSTRUCTION: CREATE YOUR JOB SEARCH TOOLKIT
Join us for a journey into the art of job seeking. Whether you’re looking to advance your career or transitioning into something new, come learn the tools you’ll need for success! Click below to register or call (313) 664-2433.
PRESS STATEMENT - HERE WE GO AGAIN, ANOTHER BLACK MAN KILLED WHILE MOVING!
“How long, how many more, how often, how come? How is the African American community so often the subject and the victim of death while interacting with certain police officers around the nation? This latest incident in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan involving the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is but another indication of a systemic law-enforcement tragedy. It is embedded within the very DNA of many of our nations police departments. Patrick Lyoya should be alive today.”
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*Image courtesy of Longview News Journal
ASK THE LAWYER - APRIL 2022
ASK THE LAWYER - APRIL 2022
Click the links below to register for a virtual appointment for a free 15-20 minute legal consultation and to complete the online complaint form.
PRESS STATEMENT - HERE COMES THE JUSTICE …KETANJI BROWN JACKSON!
“It is done. History has been rewarded. A dream has now been fulfilled. Welcome to the 116th United States Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She will be the first Black woman to sit and serve on the highest court in the land. By a vote of 53 to 47, her confirmation comes after a most contentious and obstructive barrage of mis-representations, mis-interpretations, and a missed obligation to do what is right on the part of those whose actions were indeed wrong.”
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GUNS: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LAW
Join us for an important community educational forum focused on Guns: Personal Responsibility and the Law. This forum is free and open to the public. Click below to register.
APRIL 2022 MEETINGS
Please click the links below to register for the meeting of your choice. Committee Meetings are open to members. Youth Council Meetings are for youth aged 12 - 18. General Membership Meetings are open to Members and the public.