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Want to become involved?
Come to one of our General Membership meetings NOTE: new address! Membership meetings are held on the
3rd Monday of each month starting at 6 pm located at our new office: 4119 Mountain View Dr |
The NAACP was founded by a diverse group of concerned activists who answered the Call, in New York City on February 12, 1909, the 100th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Since its founding the NAACP has been at the forefront of the struggle for equal rights and opportunities for all citizens.
The NAACP Anchorage Branch was chartered in 1951. Founders such as John W. Thomas, Blanch McSmith, Clarence and Flossie Coleman, Joseph M. Jackson, John S. Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watts were spurred into action when the dream home of an African American was burned to the ground before he could move into an all-white neighborhood. The NAACP Anchorage will celebrate its 63rd Anniversary later this year and continues to answer the Call, leading the effort to make Anchorage a city where discrimination is not tolerated, diversity is not an option.
The NAACP Anchorage Branch was chartered in 1951. Founders such as John W. Thomas, Blanch McSmith, Clarence and Flossie Coleman, Joseph M. Jackson, John S. Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watts were spurred into action when the dream home of an African American was burned to the ground before he could move into an all-white neighborhood. The NAACP Anchorage will celebrate its 63rd Anniversary later this year and continues to answer the Call, leading the effort to make Anchorage a city where discrimination is not tolerated, diversity is not an option.
Featured Press Mentions:
October 5, 2019
Dunleavy's attack on collective bargaining Alaska Daily News OP ED by President Kevin McGee Gov. Mike Dunleavy has made so many unprecedented and unpopular decisions that one has gotten relatively little scrutiny: His attack on public employees’ collective bargaining rights. Dunleavy recently sued the Alaska State Employees Association and issued an Attorney General opinion that twists the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus decision to gut hard-working Alaskans' rights on the job. September 18, 2019 Anchorage schools won't be required to play the national anthem and state song each month Alaska Daily News Before the school board’s vote Tuesday night, about a dozen people testified. Most told the board that they opposed the proposal, including Kevin McGee, president of Anchorage's chapter of the NAACP. “Please be advised that the NAACP is not opposed to the national anthem, but let’s be clear about what should be important in the Anchorage School District,” said McGee, a U.S. Army veteran. “The purpose of attending public school is not to show patriotism, love for, or devotion to one’s country, but to learn the fundamentals of education: reading, writing, math, etc.” August 15, 2019 Alaska Daily News Mass Murder is a Choice OpEd by President Kevin McGee America’s schools, shopping centers, places of worship and concert halls have become killing fields. Nowhere else on Earth has a nominally functional democratic government have such regularly mass murders. The reason is quite simple: Federal elected officials, including members of the Alaska delegation, embrace the terroristic agenda of the National Rifle Association, which bears no resemblance to the goals of its sportsmen members. Clearly, our historical rights to hunt are not related to American terrorists’ ability to procure weapons of mass destruction. |
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