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ABOUT US |

General Monthly Meetings
(open to the public)
Last Wednesday of each month
SMECO Building on the Hollywood Road
Leonardtown, Maryland
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Executive Committee Meetings
(closed to the public)
Meets the Wednesday one week prior to the
General Meeting
Portee Building
Lexington Park, Maryland
5:30 pm
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2011/2012 OFFICERS, MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
AND COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSONS |
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OFFICERS |
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President |
Mr. Wayne Scriber |
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First Vice President |
Mr.
Julian Tyer |
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Second Vice President |
Mrs.
Peggy Tisdale |
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Secretary |
Ms.
Andrea Bowman |
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Assistant Secretary |
Ms.
Adrianne Mathis |
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Treasurer |
Mr. Jimmie L. Hill, Jr. |
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Assistant Treasurer |
Mr. George Brown |
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MEMBERS-AT-LARGE |
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Mrs.
Sylvia Brown |
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Mrs. Martha Carter |
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Ms. Agnes Fenwick |
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Mr. Jimmy Herbert |
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Mrs. Elsie Lawrence |
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Mr.
Garnell Miles |
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Mrs.
Anna Mosely |
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Mr.
Joseph L. Somerville, Sr. |
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Mrs.
Delores Somerville |
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STANDING COMMITTEES |
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Communications, Press and Publicity Committee
Mrs. Carolyn Young - Chairperson
The Committee on Communications, Press and Publicity shall:
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seek to promote media content consistent
with fundamental NAACP goals which include the elimination of racial
isolation and fear and the furtherance of multiracial and cultural
understanding
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endeavor to secure publicity for the work
of the Unit and the Association in the local press and on radio, television
and other media
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attempt to interest persons in charge of
local news media on conditions affecting minority groups
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seek to counteract derogatory and
erroneous statements in local news media about Blacks and other minority
groups
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be responsible for forwarding to THE
CRISIS items covering Unit activities and important local affairs
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Education Committee
Dr. Janice Walthour - Chairperson
The Committee on Education shall:
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seek to eliminate
segregation and other discriminatory practices in public
education
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study local
educational conditions affecting minority groups
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investigate the public
school system and school zoning
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familiarize itself
with textbook material there from which is racially
derogatory
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seek to stimulate
school attendance
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keep informed of
school conditions and strive to correct abuses where
found
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investigate the
effects of standardized and high stakes testing
practices
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teacher certification
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promote parental
involvement in education
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aim to be a center of
popular education on the race question and on the work
of the Association
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Finance Committee
Mr. Jimmie L. Hill, Jr. - Chairperson
The Finance Committee
shall consist of the President, Treasurer, and at least
one other member. It shall study the financial
needs of the Unit and shall be responsible for drafting
an adequate annual budget.
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Freedom Fund Committee
Mr. Julian Tyer - Chairperson
The
Freedom Fund Committee shall plan and conduct
fund-raising activities, entertainment and other
projects for local and national purposes within the
scope of the Association's program. It shall work
closely with the Financial Committee.
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Legal Redress Committee
Vacant Position - Chairperson
The Legal Redress Committee shall:
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investigate all cases
reported to it
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supervise all
litigation in which the Unit is interested
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keep the National
Office and the Branch informed on the progress of every
case. It shall not give general legal advice
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Membership and Life Membership Committee
Ms. Delores Wilson - Chairperson
The Membership Committee shall:
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work throughout the
year to maintain and increase the membership of the
Association
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be responsible for
planning and organizing the annual membership campaign
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be responsible
on a continuous basis for soliciting new members and for
securing renewals
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initiate all possible
means to obtain Life Members and sponsor a continuing
program towards this end
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Political Action Committee
Mr. Henry Jackson - Chairperson
The Political Action Committee shall:
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seek to increase
registration and voting
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work for the enactment
of municipal, state and federal legislation designed to
improve the educational, political and economic status
of minority groups
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seek the repeal of
racially discriminatory legislation
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work to improve the
administration of justice
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work to secure equal
enforcement of the law
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keep the National
Office and the Unit informed of all proposed legislation
which affects minority groups.
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The Committee shall be
nonpartisan and shall not endorse candidates for public
office.
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Religious Affairs Committee
Vacant Position- ChairpersonThe Religious Affairs
Committee shall include ministerial and lay religious leaders who are members of
the Unit. It shall::
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promote an educational program designed to
give moral and ethical interpretation to the civil rights struggle
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interpret the work of the Association to
organized religious groups of all faiths
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enlist the support of such organized
religious groups for membership, fundraising, and the struggle for equality
and full civil rights
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provide resource assistance for religious
education and social action activities, associated with the
improvement of race relations
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Youth Work Committee
Vacant Position- ChairpersonThe Committee on Youth
Work shall:
- develop and coordinate the programs of the senior and
youth groups
- monitor the youth membership in the Branch
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