NAACP Youth Council Columbus GA

NAACP Youth Council Columbus GA An organization to help empower, inform, educate, mobilize and have fun with the youth of the NAACP Under the guidance of Ms. Juanita E.

During the 1935 National Convention, young people challenged the organization to provide youth with a vehicle to address civil rights. The NAACP Board of Directors passed a resolution, formally creating the Youth and College Division in 1936. Jackson, the Youth and College Division organized demonstrations against lynching and held group discussions on the inequality of public education. In 1960,

the NAACP proudly saluted the involvement of its youth members in the sit-in demonstrations that began in Greensboro, North Carolina in an effort to desegregate lunch counters. In 1961, the NAACP Youth and College Division shifted its emphasis from sit-in demonstrations to demands for jobs and equal opportunities for Black workers. In 1963, youth members from around the country responded to the call for a “Jobs and Freedom” march on Washington. The NAACP was a cornerstone among organizations that participated. In 1965, with the passage of the Voting Rights Act, NAACP youth members proved effective in
registering over 350,000 voters. During the period of 1966-1981, the Youth and College Division instituted a vigorous campaign to register minorities between the ages of 18-24; resulting in a 40 percent increase in registered voters in this age category. Today, there are over 600 NAACP Youth Councils and College Chapters actively involved in the work of the association. In fact, the NAACP is the only major civil rights organization that includes young people and encourages them to participate fully in its programs—including membership on the National Board of Directors. Since its inception in 1936, the Youth and College Division has continued to serve as the premier training ground for young civil rights soldiers. With the hard work and dedication of our youth members, the Youth and College Division will carry out its mission of developing an intelligent, militant and effective youth leadership to ensure the political, educational, financial and social equality of rights for people of color through training, organization and mobilization.

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Please help support our HBCU scholarship benefit program. For more information please call the number on the flier. Tha...
06/28/2016

Please help support our HBCU scholarship benefit program. For more information please call the number on the flier. Thank you in advance..

Hoping you all can support this! charity fundraiser is Saturday, May 3rd at 7PM, downtown at St. James AME Church banq...
04/15/2014

Hoping you all can support this! charity fundraiser is Saturday, May 3rd at 7PM, downtown at St. James AME Church banquet hall.

Come out for a community concert with celebrity entertainment, Foxie 105's D.J. Divine Martino, Clear Channel's "Lil D" Derrick Greene and WTVM News Leader 9/WXTX's Jason Dennis. Mayor Teresa Tomlinson's office will be presenting a proclamation, claiming the month of May "Lupus Awareness Month" in Columbus.

affects more ppl than AIDS, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, MS and sickle cell COMBINED. I've lived with it for 15 years. If you can't attend, donations are accepted! Thanks much! ... and ...

For tix, call the flier contact, visit WTVM studios or click here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lupus-live-charity-fundraiser-tickets-11109194901?aff=es2&rank=1&sid=7d0aa6a

Columbus Youth Council Raffle for V'Day. Please inbox or contact a youth council to purchase your ticket $1
01/26/2014

Columbus Youth Council Raffle for V'Day. Please inbox or contact a youth council to purchase your ticket $1

Alonie Sutton- NAACP Music Extravaganza
01/26/2014

Alonie Sutton- NAACP Music Extravaganza

Georgia State NAACP Quarterly Meeting
01/25/2014

Georgia State NAACP Quarterly Meeting

Please support the Columbus NAACP Youth Council
01/23/2014

Please support the Columbus NAACP Youth Council

01/22/2014
Please support the Columbus Youth Council by purchasing a T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, or Hoodie to Celebrate Black History Mont...
01/22/2014

Please support the Columbus Youth Council by purchasing a T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, or Hoodie to Celebrate Black History Month. We have a variety. If interested please inbox the Columbus Youth Council.

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