2023 NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY
Today is National Voter Registration Day! It's a celebration of our power to vote - and we're asking you to wave the flag high!
FIRST - REGISTER TO VOTE NOW using the QR code or https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/RegisterVoter
THEN - all registered voters, show your status using this frame: https://twb.nz/dacvoterregistrationday
LAST - Upload your photo to: https://bit.ly/2023UploadRegisteredVoterPhoto
SAVE THE DATES - GEORGE W. CROCKETT JR. COMMUNITY LAW SCHOOL
Save The Dates! Register now for the George W. Crockett, Jr. Community Law School. Free and open to the public. The Crockett Community Law School is for everyone, and will provide in-depth insight into several areas of the legal system that will equip you with knowledge to know your rights and the law. Click the button below to sign up.
SEPTEMBER 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE
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. All meetings are virtual unless otherwise indicated.
ASK THE LAWYER - SEPTEMBER 2023
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.
AUGUST 2023 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Join us on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 6 p.m. for our General Membership Meeting. Click below to register.
BACK TO SCHOOL STAY IN SCHOOL FAMILY FUN DAY
Join us for fun, free food and give-aways at Back To School Stay In School Family Fun Day. Free school supply distribution for school age children 6-18 (While supplies last - youth must be present to receive school supplies).
AUGUST 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE
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. All meetings are virtual unless otherwise indicated. All meetings are virtual unless otherwise indicated.
ASK THE LAWYER - AUGUST 2023
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.
REV. DR. JOANN NICHOLS WATSON - A FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM PAR EXCELLENCE
Maya Angelou made it very clear when describing certain individuals. “When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time!” JoAnn Watson made me a believer the first time I saw her. She was taking care of her siblings and she was outspoken at Macculloch Elementary School in Detroit. She showed me who she was as the president of the Central High School student chapter of the NAACP. She showed me who she was as the editor for the Central Student, our high school newspaper. She showed us all who she was as the first woman to be appointed as Executive Director of the Detroit Branch NAACP from 1990-1997. Her examples are legendary. Freedom Fighter, Writer, Orator, Organizer, Talk Show Host, Pastor, Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She had been elevated to the royal position of ‘Queen Mother’ based on her revolutionary, universal recognition as one who un-apologetically speaks Truth to Power.
JULY 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE
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. All meetings are virtual unless otherwise indicated. All meetings are virtual unless otherwise indicated.
IF YOU THOUGHT THE BATTLE WAS OVER,THE SUPREME COURT REMINDS US IT AIN’T!
Following the murder of George Floyd, companies and business leaders across the nation committed themselves to diversity and inclusion. They indicated they would look inside their companies to implement policies and programs that would provide opportunity, particularly for minorities. This has to be more than just talking the talk. One has to really walk the walk. Several corporate leaders and their top executives stood in Downtown Detroit, stating publicly their commitment to the cause of diversity and inclusion. Now, following the attempted death of Affirmative Action, is the heart for inclusion still beating with any vigor to maintain such commitment?
NOW IS THE TIME! AWARDEES ANNOUNCED FOR 68TH ANNUAL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FUND DINNER
As we approach the historic June Jubilee scheduled for June 22-25, we are reminded of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to lift our nations from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.” Now is the time for us to re-energize our people and to refocus our efforts on the work that still must be done. Detroit will be the scene to remind the nation of the need to maintain our vigilance and commitment to freedom, justice, and equity.
FREEDOM WALK SUMMIT
Join us for the Freedom Summit on Thursday, June 22 from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Chaos Or Community: Where Do We Go From Here? This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required! Full details on flier. Click below to register.
FREEDOM WALK VOLUNTEERS TRAINING
Join us for the in-person volunteers training for the Freedom Walk on Monday, June 12 at 6 p.m. at Saturday, June 17 at 10 a.m. Both trainings will take place at Wayne County Community College District - Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus. Click below to let us know you are coming.
JUNE 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE
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.
CHAOS OR COMMUNITY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
“We stand here at Central United Methodist Church, a place of historic significance, remembering just 14 days after Dr. King gave his last sermon here in 1968, he would be assassinated at a Memphis, Tennessee motel. The Detroit Branch NAACP is pleased to once again commemorate this historic occasion at our June Jubilee: A Celebration Of Freedom, June 22-25, right here in the city of Detroit. It was in Detroit that Dr. King gave that preliminary address of I Have A Dream at Cobo Hall on that June day.”
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – MAY 2023
Join us on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6 p.m. for our General Membership Meeting. Receive updates and details on our June Jubilee – A Celebration Of Freedom. In-person or Zoom option is available.
ASK THE LAWYER – MAY 2023 - IN PERSON!!!
In-Person Ask The Lawyer on Thursday, May 18 from 12 - 3 p.m. at Hannan Center. To receive an appointment you must complete the online complaint form.
MAY 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE
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.
2023 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY
Join the Detroit Branch NAACP's Health and Wellness and Religious Affairs Committees for a panel discussion and activities centered around mental health and well-being. This event is free and open to the public.
Why do we have a mental health crisis?
What is the role of the religious community and law enforcement in mental health?