Join the NAACP DC Branch for our February General Body Meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Thurgood Marshall Center located at 1816 12th Street, NW Washington, DC.
WOMEN IN NAACP MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2017
PLEASE RSVP AT win.naacpdc@gmail.com TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE
48TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
AIRS LIVE ON TVONE
9:00PM EST
Presented annually, the NAACP Image Awards is recognized as the Nation's preeminent multi-cultural awards show from an African American point of view. The event celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts, as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors. Honorees, presenters, performers and social justice advocates have included many of the major celebrities in America as well as international political figures and dignitaries. There are 55 competitive categories in the fields of motion picture, television, record- ing and literature. There are also several honorary awards including the Chairman's Award, President's Award, Vanguard Award, Entertainer of the Year and the Image Awards Hall of Fame.
To understand the significance of the NAACP Image Awards, one must place the program in a social and historical context. Ideas and images create the belief sys- tems that control our individual and societal actions. When it comes to forming ide- as, reinforcing stereotypes, establishing norms and shaping our thinking, nothing af- fects us more than the images and concepts delivered into our lives on a daily basis by television, motion picture, recordings and literature. Accordingly, there is ample cause for concern about what does or does not happen in these mediums when there is little or no diversity in either opportunities or the decision making process.
THE NAACP'S POSITION ON
CHARTER SCHOOLS
AN OP-ED FROM NAACP NATIONAL PRESIDENT/CEO
Rev. Dr. Cornell W. Brooks, Esq.
Read more at EBONY http://www.ebony.com/news-views/naacp-cornell-brooks-charter-schools#ixzz4QDVBsvUR
NAT TURNER TRAIL FIELD TRIP
Saturday, February 25, 2017
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION FEE $60
REGISTER HERE
APPEAL is sponsoring a Bus Trip to the Nat Turner Trail. This field trip will leave DC on a bus to the Nat Turner Trail, where Nat Turner led the revolt of the Black Liberation Army of 1831, in the fall of 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia. While at Southampton, VA, we will take a two(2) hour bus and walking tour, then visit at the Khalifah Holistic Health Retreat for a discussion about the tour and a wholesome lunch at the Nat Turner Library.
Nat Turner strategized and executed a lethal blow to white slave owners and their families who had brutally and inhumanely mistreated the enslaved Africans they considered their property. Nat Turner and many of his soldiers were captured over the next sixty days. In the aftermath of the revolt, there was a blood bath against many innocent enslaved Africans before and long after Nat Turner's hanging on November 11, 1831. The revolt stirred a fear unmatched in the hearts of whites throughout the country, especially in the south, and contributed to the urgency for a resolution to the slave horror that was the basis of the U.S. Economy.
Learn the true story of Nat Turner, while visiting the places where he was born, lived, worked and led the revolt that changed a nation.
Registration includes transportation, the tour and lunch at the Nat Turner Library. The bus will leave the Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 at 8:30am SHARP! Returning to the Thurgood Marshall Center at 6pm.
JUICING CLASS
The NAACP DC Branch partnered with Turning Natural to host a Juicing Class on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 4:00pm as a component of a 12 Month Health Program, "Health Is the New Wealth." Jerri Evans, Owner of Turning Natural, lead the Juicing Workshop explaining the nutritional benefits of various juices and provided juice samples.
Turning Natural was started by Jerri's mother, Annette Turner. Annette had a dream for creating healthy living especially through the access of quality fruits and vegetables. After passing away from a long battle of cancer, her daughter, Jerri Evans, continued her legacy in creating fresh and naturals juices. Turning Natural has a wide variety of fresh juices and smoothies that can help with cleansing your body system to a better and healthy lifestyle.
Today, Turning Natural has 2 locations. The newest Turning Natural is located in the Anacostia area in Ward 8 of Washington, DC. Juice orders can be placed online. To view the full menu and place orders, please visit www.turningnatural.com
TURNING NATURAL
2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
www.turningnatural.com
NUTRITIONAL COOKING CLASS
The NAACP DC Branch partnered with the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington to host a Nutritional Cooking Class on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, as a component of a 12 Month Health Program, "Health Is the New Wealth." The mission of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is to foster the spiritual, mental & physical development of individuals, families & communities according to the ideals of inclusiveness, equality and mutual respect for all.
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