United States Postal Service will honor former Congressman and Civil Rights leader, John Lewis
See John Lewis talk about the importance of voting: https://youtu.be/gpojMGle0Nc If anyone embodied this year’s NAACP theme of...
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- Feb 13
- 2 min
Know Your Black History: Black Women in National Politics
Although Black women got the right to vote with the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, it wasn’t until the Civil Rights Act of...
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- Feb 7
- 2 min
Know Your Black History: York — The first Black man in the Pacific Northwest
The first Black man known to visit the Vancouver, Washington area and to see the Pacific Ocean, was York, the Black man who was enslaved...
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- Feb 4
- 2 min
NAACP VANCOUVER SWEARS IN NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2023 NAACP VANCOUVER SWEARS IN NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS Vancouver, WA – In November of 2022, the NAACP...
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- Feb 1
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Know Your Black History: the 15th Amendment
153 years ago, on February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified, which granted African American men the right to vote by prohibiting...
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- Jul 20, 2022
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NAACP Vancouver Announces ACT-SO Winners
In April of 2022, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Vancouver Branch held their first National NAACP...
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
NAACP Statement on Recent Events
I want to address and acknowledge the traumas we've experienced at the national level over the last month. We have seen Roe V Wade begin...
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- Apr 23, 2022
- 2 min
Claudia Carter, Cherished NAACP Executive Board Member, Dies Peacefully
Claudia Carter, cherished NAACP Executive Board Member and Chair of the Black History Month Committee, historian, artist and children’s...
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- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
We're Hiring! Apply to be a Black Student Engagement Coordinator.
Hours: 40 Hours per week Compensation: $25.00/hour Start Date: April 1, 2022 End Date: July 31, 2022 with the potential to extend...
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
NAACP and CCHM Partner for new Black History Exhibit
The Vancouver National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) #1139 and Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) are...
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
NAACP Statement on 1/30 Police Friendly Fire Shooting
My Dear Community, We are saddened by this incident as our African American communities can undoubtedly relate to this unfortunate...
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NAACP Vancouver
- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
February is Black History Month
"Hello Everyone, I'm excited to begin 2022 Black History Month, the national theme this year is "Black Health and Wellness". On the...
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
Press Conference on Request to Department of Justice on Policing in Vancouver and Clark County
After years of racial profiling, discriminatory policing, excessive force, and disturbing favoritism to known white supremacist extremist...
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
WA Police Legislation Interpretation
This is a clip from our August 2021 General Meeting
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
Police Accountability
July 14, 2021 My dear community, The announcement yesterday in the case of Mr.Donald was disheartening, but did not come as a shock....
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Jun 19, 2021
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2021 Juneteenth Recording
2021 NAACP Vancouver Juneteenth recording featuring Dr.Karin Edwards and keynote Dominique Christina
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Jasmine Tolbert NAACP
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Call for Removal: Judge Zimmerman
Dear NAACP Supporters and Community Members, The comments made by Judge Zimmerman last week in a private conversation with another court...
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NAACP Vancouver
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
NAACP Statement about the shooting of Jenoah Donald
CORRECTED SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6TH 1:45 PM: We received this clarification from the family - The family was told Friday morning, there was...
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NAACP Vancouver
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
NAACP Statement about the killing of Kevin Peterson, Jr.
It is with a heavy heart that we address you. We were all heartbroken to learn of the event that happened on Thursday evening where Kevin...
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NAACP Vancouver
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
Know Your Rights: Stop and Frisk October 2020
Eli Marchbanks, Navigate Law Group
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