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NAACP DeKalb - "Virtual" Black History Month Program
NAACP Dekalb Branch 2022 "Virtual" Black History Month Program
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Date and time
Saturday, February 12, 2022 · 7 - 8am PST
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Online
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About this event
Why is it important for African Americans to know our history and teach it to our children? Why is there so much opposition to teaching African American history? What, if any, impact does our history have on us and on today’s events? Was Lincoln really the Great Emancipator?
If you want to know the answers to these questions and more, join us as we celebrate the birthday of NAACP National Office, which is known as Founders Day, and the birthday of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
The NAACP DeKalb Branch is pleased to host a "Virtual" Black History Month Program on February 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM. This event is FREE to the public and all are invited to attend. The theme is KNOW YOUR HISTORY!
Our special keynote speaker is Dr. Akinyele Umoja. He is the Chair of the African American Studies Program at Georgia State University. He has taught in the Atlanta Public School system, Atlanta Metropolitan College, and the History Department at Clark Atlanta University. Dr. Umoja is an accomplished author and an activist. His most notable books are “We Will Shoot Back” and “The Black Power Encyclopedia”.
This year’s event will be held virtually. To attend you MUST register online at www.naacpdekalb.org. For more information or to volunteer and support the branch contact Attorney Dee Smith, Remembrance Project Chair, at (404) 241-8006 or info@naacpdekalb.org.
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The NAACP DeKalb County Branch, the county’s oldest non-profit civil rights organization, was started in 1955. Originally chartered to assist men, women and children as well; the NAACP DeKalb County Branch continues to focus its efforts on addressing social injustices and encouraging community involvement. Located in South DeKalb, the NAACP DeKalb County Branch offers educational programs and seminars and encourages individuals to get involved!
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909.