Message from the PresidentGreetings and welcome to St. Mary's County NAACP #7025's website!
On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was created to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th (end to slavery and involuntary servitude), 14th (equal protection under the law), and 15th (right to vote) Amendments to the United States Constitution. Today, the NAACP's mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color. The NAACP envisions an inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons con exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination. The St. Mary's County NAACP #7025 works diligently to achieve the vision and continue the mission of the NAACP. Our branch has hosted college and career readiness events, community updates regarding education, law enforcement, and health, voter registration drives and voter education (Souls to the Polls), health fairs, housing seminars (Mortgages and Muffins), and more. |
Marsha L. Williams
St. Mary's County NAACP President
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We have worked with, established partnerships, and met with local officials, other NAACP branches, local churches, and community organizations to keep the community informed and advocate for social justice, equality, and equity. You can find more information by clicking on the links.
We cannot accomplish the mission and achieve the vision of the NAACP without our members who serve in various roles and on the branch's committees. However, we need your help to continue to advance the mission because the vision has not yet been realized. The struggle continues!
Ours is not the struggle on one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part. - John Lewis, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
You can serve and do your part by:
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. - Martin Luther King Jr.
We cannot accomplish the mission and achieve the vision of the NAACP without our members who serve in various roles and on the branch's committees. However, we need your help to continue to advance the mission because the vision has not yet been realized. The struggle continues!
Ours is not the struggle on one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part. - John Lewis, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
You can serve and do your part by:
- Becoming a member.
- Joining a committee.
- Attending our branch meetings which are held the last Thursday of every month.
- Donating (time, talent, money).
- Following #7025 on social media.
- Sharing and attending our events.
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. - Martin Luther King Jr.
OFFICERS
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President: Marsha L. Williams, Esq.
First Vice-President: Mia Bowers Second Vice- President: Alonzo Gaskin Third Vice President: Recording Secretary: |
Assistant Secretary: Kylee Coto- McGhee
Corresponding Secretary: Teri Branch Treasurer: Diana Little Assistant Treasurer: |
STANDING COMMITTEES
Communications, Press and Publicity
The Communications, Press and Publicity Committee promotes media content consistent with fundamental NAACP goals which include the elimination of racial isolation and fear and the furtherance of multiracial and cultural understanding; endeavors to secure publicity for the work of the Unit and the Association in the local press and on radio, television and other media; attempts to interest persons in charge of local news media on conditions affecting minority groups; seeks to counteract derogatory and erroneous statements in local news media about Blacks and other minority groups; and be responsible for forwarding to THE CRISIS items covering Unit activities and important local affairs.
The Communications, Press and Publicity Committee promotes media content consistent with fundamental NAACP goals which include the elimination of racial isolation and fear and the furtherance of multiracial and cultural understanding; endeavors to secure publicity for the work of the Unit and the Association in the local press and on radio, television and other media; attempts to interest persons in charge of local news media on conditions affecting minority groups; seeks to counteract derogatory and erroneous statements in local news media about Blacks and other minority groups; and be responsible for forwarding to THE CRISIS items covering Unit activities and important local affairs.
William "BJ" Hall - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Community Coordination
The Community Coordination Committee (C3) enlists the support of other community organizations on issues affecting the interests of African Americans and other communities of color.
Vacant - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Claudia Pickeral Scholarship
This committee was established in memory of Claudia Pickeral for the purpose of making educational opportunities available to students in St. Mary’s County. Claudia was the victim of a homicide at a very young age. Members of the committee will receive and screen applicants. The committee awards at least two $500 academic scholarships annually to deserving students who have been accepted at or currently attending an accredited college, university, trade or technical school. The St. Mary’s County Business, Education and Community Alliance, Incorporated (BECA) assists the NAACP Education Committee with the administration of this scholarship.
Linda Thomas - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Education
The Education Committee seeks to eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education; studies local educational conditions affecting minority groups; investigates the public school system and school zoning; familiarizes itself with textbook material there from which is racially derogatory; seeks to stimulate school attendance; keep informed of school conditions and strives to correct abuses where found; investigates the effects of standardized and high stakes testing practices; teacher certification; promotes parental involvement in education; and aims to be a center of popular education on the race question and on the work of the Association.
Dr. Janice Walthour - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Finance
The Finance Committee consists 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.
Diana Little - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund Committee plans and conducts 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 Finance Committee.
Vacant - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Freedom Fund Brunch
The Freedom Fund Brunch is our largest annual fundraiser. The Committee plans and conducts activities and entertainment within the scope of the Association's program. It shall work closely with the Finance Committee.
Andrea Bowman - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Health
The Health Committee works to promote, protect and maintain the health of African Americans; assesses the health needs of the community; advocates for equal access to health education, care, treatment and research for all Americans; sponsors health-related activities such as health forums, fairs and workshops highlighting issues of importance to people of color; and supports health initiatives of the Association.
Shellnice Hudson - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Legal Redress
The Legal Redress Committee investigates all cases reported to it; supervises all litigation in which the Unit is interested; keeps the National Office and the Branch informed on the progress of every case. It does not give general legal advice.
Alonzo Gaskin- Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Membership
The Membership Committee works throughout the year to maintain and increase the membership of the Association. It is responsible for planning and organizing the annual membership campaign; responsible on a continuous basis for soliciting new members and for securing renewals; and initiates all possible means to obtain Life Members and sponsor a continuing program towards this end.
Cynthia Brown - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Political Action
The Political Action Committee seeks to increase voter registration and voting; works for the enactment of municipal, state and federal legislation designed to improve the educational, political and economic status of minority groups; seeks the repeal of racially discriminatory legislation; works to improve the administration of justice; works to secure equal enforcement of the law; and keeps the National Office and the Unit informed of all proposed legislation which affects minority groups. The Committee shall be nonpartisan and shall not endorse candidates for public office.
Roderick Lewis - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Youth Engagement
The Youth Engagement Committee develops and coordinates the programs of the branch and youth groups; and monitors the youth membership in the Branch.
Mia Bowers - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Religious
The Religious Affairs Committee includes ministerial and lay religious leaders who are members of the Unit. The committee promotes an educational program designed to give moral and ethical interpretation to the civil rights struggle; interprets the work of the Association to organized religious groups of all faiths; enlists the support of such organized religious groups for membership, fundraising, and the struggle for equality and full civil rights; and provides resource assistance for religious education and social action activities, associated with the improvement of race relations.
Rev. Andreá Cummings - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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Armed Forces & Veteran's Affairs
Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs. The Committee on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs seeks to: (1) establish a working relationship with those agencies in government, national, state and local, having the responsibility in the affairs of members of the various Armed Services and Veterans and to ensure that the programs to which they are responsible are administered fairly and justly to members of the minority community; (2) study conditions pertaining to veterans and members of the Military Service and their dependents and/or survivors in the community; (3) serve as a center of information on matters affecting the members of me Active Military, Reserves, State National Guard and Veterans; (4) maintain a repository of materials, information and forms to be used in assisting veterans and/or dependents of veterans and military personnel with their concerns; (5) receive and act on all complaints relative to acts of discrimination on account of race, color, creed, or denial of benefits to which they are entitled because of discrimination; (6) prepare a quarterly report on committee activities to be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Branch and the National Director of Armed Services and Veterans.
Tommy Herndon - Chairperson
Members At Large
Members At Large
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