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FACEBOOK NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous makes the case for the One Nation Working Together mobilization before the civil rights’ groups 101st Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri on July 12, 2010. Jealous says that we are the people who will decide whether Americans can once again Read More
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Benjamin Todd Jealous on One Nation Working Together
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Urbana School District Civil Right Summer Institute Pictures
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Last week the local NAACP branch participated in the Urbana School District Civil Right Summer Institute.
Distinguished Speakers included Patricia Sullivan (writer of book on the history of the NAACP), Ilyasah Shabazz (daughter of Malcolm X), Barry Bradford (former natl. teacher of the year who became famous when he & 3 students helped to bring down the KKK leader), Ilyasah Shabazz (daughter of Malcolm X), Bobby Seale (former Black Panther Party leader) and Julian Bond (former chairman of the NAACP)
Here are some pictures from the event.
ACT-SO MUSICAL AND FOOD – FRIDAY, June 25, 7pm.
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Come out and support your local ACT-SO group.
Special guests include CUperstars, Grove Street Youth Choir and “Mo Beta Music” and more.
When FRIDAY, June 25, 7pm.
Where: Liberty Temple, 1218 Holiday Drive, Champaign, IL 61821
Admission is Free but donations will be accepted. Food will also be on sale.
CBHC Health Care Fair This Saturday
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Everybody come out this Saturday to support the CBHC Health Care Fair. The NAACP Champaign County Branch is a co-sponsor.
The Health Fair will consist of community organizations and empowering individuals and families who are ready to take control of their health. The event is free so bring your friends and family! There will be a variety of on-site screenings and medical services, information booths, as well as health workshops and guest speakers at the fair. In addition there will be stations presenting updated information on the new health care bill that was recently signed by President Obama.
You can also find more information about the event by visiting our website: http://www.cbhconline.org/action/take-action-health-care-fair/
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
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9:00am – 12:00pm
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Champaign Public Library (Robeson Pavilion Rooms A & B)
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200 W. Green St
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Champaign, IL
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NAACP Open House June 1st, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010
The Champaign County NAACP is having an Open House.
Come meet and greet our board and our program chairs!
Tuesday June 1st, 2010
Robeson Room, Champaign Public Library
200 W. Green Street
5:30 PM – Meet & Greet
6:15 PM – Presentation
Sponsors
Whip Hair Design
Ministerial Alliance of Champaign-Urbana and Vicinity
City of Urbana Office of Human Relations
Civilian Police Review Board
Champaign Community Schools Unit4
Urbana School District 116
Champaign-Urbana Area Project
City of Champaign-Community Relations Office
State Senator Mike Frerichs
State Representative Naomi Jakobsson
Champaign County Black Chamber of Commerce
Don Moyers Boys and Girls Club
Campaign for Better Health Care
Champaign County NAACP Open House
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The Champaign County NAACP is having an Open House.
Come meet and greet our board and our program chairs!
Tuesday June 1st, 2010
Robeson Room, Champaign Public Library
200 W. Green Street
5:30 PM – Meet & Greet
6:15 PM – Presentation
Sponsors
Whip Hair Design
Ministerial Alliance of Champaign-Urbana and Vicinity
City of Urbana Office of Human Relations
Civilian Police Review Board
Champaign Community Schools Unit4
Urbana School District 116
Champaign-Urbana Area Project
City of Champaign-Community Relations Office
State Senator Mike Frerichs
State Representative Naomi Jakobsson
Champaign County Black Chamber of Commerce
Don Moyers Boys and Girls Club
Campaign for Better Health Care
Radical Fringe Benefits
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010It’s very clear to the citizens of Champaign that no remorse has been shown by our top elected official, Mayor Schweighart. Could it be that such inflammatory remarks will mark his political demise or will it catapult him into the Mayoral Hall of Fame, which for all purposeful intents doesn’t exist?
Whether this ridiculous posturing is another attempt to further polarize one race over another is a cheap disguise of angry behavior. Slurs, harassment, unconscious thinking and inexcusable behavior all prove inability to serve with honor and dignity. How much more delusion should be tolerated?
President Obama not an American? Give me a break Mr. Mayor!
- You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
- You didn’t get mad when Vice President “What’s-his-name” Cheney allowed energy Company officials to dictate energy policy.
- You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got ousted.
- You didn’t get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.
- You didn’t get mad when we (U.S.) invaded a country that was later found out, that posed no threat to us.
- You didn’t get mad when we spent over 600 billion dollars (and counting) on a paid illegal war, leaving tens of thousands of young boys, hardly grown, maimed and killed.
- You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq.
- You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wire-tapping its American citizens.
As one letter to the editor recalled Sinclair Lewis’ quote: “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carry the cross.” Say it isn’t so!!! Why didn’t we hear your voice loud and strong then? Where was your opinion during the eight years of these atrocities?
It didn’t take the Tea Party Movement to bring out the Mayor’s true feelings about President Obama, African Americans or any minority. All it took was an opportunity to show-off in a fascist sort of way.
You cannot defend unethical, right-winged innuendos as your opinion publicly, especially as an elected official as has been displayed to the entire nation. One cannot be effective as a mayor on a city council that is designed to be nonpartisan. Let your opinion remain your opinion. We all have opinions but we cannot air it on You Tube for the whole country to see, so neither can you.
The people of Champaign for the most part are disappointed and what has become a mark on the city for which the late Mable Thomas gave her life. May her memory remind us all that like it or not President Obama made history as the 44th President in her life time!
Pre-Youth & Police Forum
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010When: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:00 PM
Where: Don Moyers Boys and Girls Club, 201 E. Park St. Champaign
NAACP will review the Know your Rights & Responsibilities pamphlet
A Second Public Hearing on Champaign County Board Size and Composition
Thursday, April 8th, 2010The Champaign County Board would like to invite you and all NAACP members to a public hearing for the purpose of receiving information and public comment regarding whether the Champaign County Board members should be elected from single-member districts or multi-member districts; and whether the number of County Board Members to be elected should be decreased from the current number of 27. The County Board is sponsoring this public hearing as a step in its study of whether to alter the size or composition of the County Board . This is the second public hearing the Board has held on these issues and they would invite any and all public participation and comment.
The Public Hearing will be held on:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
during the recess of the County Board Committee of the Whole meeting
Lyle Shields Meeting Room, Brookens Administrative Center,
1776 East Washington, Urbana , IL
Position Statement on Urbana School District #116 – Budget Reductions
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Submitted by: Champaign County Branch-NAACP
Education, in the broadest sense, is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another. The Latin word for educate- educere- means to bring up, bring out, and/or bring forth what is within; bring out potential. Education is a concept referring to the process in which students can learn.
It is the position of the NAACP Champaign County Branch, in regards to District 116 budget reductions, that when it comes to programs that enhance the education and progress of students of color, the NAACP Champaign County Branch believes that such programs should not be part of district budget reductions. Specific programs include:
- District parent and community outreach liaison including Latino liaison.
- Minority Enrichment Program Coordinator
- Alternative Education Program (Recapture)
We believe that these programs are essential to the success of our students. The media has reported that we are concerned only about persons, and not programs. The truth is that without key people, these programs wouldn’t be such a success. In this situation, the programs are the people who compose them and the two cannot be separated. When students of color succeed, the whole district succeeds. Yes, Illinois is in a financial crisis, but that can’t deter us now, nor will it ever deter us. We believe the district has the ability and compassion in their hearts to see that these programs remain apart of the schools.
In closing, the Champaign County Branch of the NAACP will continue to fight for the equal treatment when it comes to all teachers and students, especially teachers and students of color. The NAACP is the oldest, biggest, and baddest civil rights organization of today. Last year we celebrated our Centennial anniversary. What a feat! The organization was formed around the 1908 Springfield race riots. We have come a long way and still have a long way to go. We won’t be turned around now!
Respectfully Submitted,
Rev. T.A. Burks-1st Vice President