Join Us as We Fight Racism in Evanston
Happy New Year to the branch members of the Evanston/North Shore NAACP!
January 6, 2022 We are deeply grateful for the work our branch accomplished in 2021 and we look forward to the work that lies before us in 2022. These words are being written on January 6th, certainly in paraphrasing Churchill, “A day that shall live in infamy.” As the very foundation of United States Democracy was rocked to its core a year ago, a true testament to the character of the majority of people, is that we withstood the siege. An attempted overthrow, an effort to destroy the electoral process, a strictly partisan effort to keep in office a losing candidate and to prevent the winning candidate from taking office, all of this was halted in its tracks. While we are grateful the revolt was crushed, there is considerable concern regarding the aftermath. More than a year after the election of our current president, millions of people still believe Trump won the election. Their angst and rage is so great until states around the country have usurped the progression of voting rights of black and brown people. Districts have been realigned to favor Republican candidates at the expense of black and brown residents. Voter education, assistance and registration processes have been gutted and it in some cases, it is now illegal to offer a cup of water to someone standing in line to vote! In the year since the insurrection, Democrats and Republicans have not grown closer, but have become more divided than ever. Not one legislator who remained silent about the insurrection, attended the observation ceremony in the Capital Rotunda today where President Biden and Vice President Harris gave remarks. Throughout the last year some legislators have given incendiary remarks that are racist, Islamaphobic, sexist and simply twisted, aimed at their own counterparts who sit across the aisle. Mid term elections will be coming up in 2022 in a climate that is rife with continued division led by falsity, misplaced anger and ignorance. More necessary now than ever, is the work of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. We are simply the oldest and boldest, the strongest and longest, the steepest and deepest civil rights organization in our nation’s history. We are asking Evanston and the North Shore residents to join us as we continue to break through walls of division and build bridges of repair. If you have not joined us, please plan to do so today. But we are not just asking for a burgeoning membership. We are hopeful that in joining, you will also share from your own expertise, talent and skills. Consider becoming a member of one of our standing committees:
Warmly, Rev. Dr. Michael Nabors President Evanston/North Shore NAACP |
Become a member and learn more!
NAACP Evanston Branch ‘Votercade’ Part of National John Lewis Voting Rights Action Day
The 112th NAACP National Convention, held virtually from July 7-14. This year we discussed actions and solutions necessary to improve, protect, and change our communities.
House Lawmakers Advance Historic Bill To Form Reparations Commission. Evanston Approves Reparations.
What Black Lives Matters really means.
Ms. Willie Shaw of the Evanston NAACP, was a special guest on the NAACP Image awards that aired March 28.
Learn about Black History year round!
Become a 21st Century Game Changer.
Know your rights when dealing with Law Enforcement.
2021 NAACP Scholarship Deadline
March 26, 2021 |
Information Spotlight2022 January Town Hall Event
Town Hall-All About the NAACP
January 12, 7pm Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 889 4509 2106 Passcode: 645487 2021 Freedom Fund Banquet
Support Black Owned Businesses
If you are interested in working as a Contract Tracer please complete the IDPH Contact Tracing Interest Form. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is seeking interested individuals to support local public health authorities to perform COVID-19 contact tracing.
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