Closing the economic divide in America starts with a better understanding of where and how it shows up for millions of households.
President Obama delivered remarks in recognition of Black History Month and to thank the African American community for supporting his administration over the past seven years. Click the link above to view the entire presentation.
The Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community Collige is holding an event entitled “Unsung Heroes: Understanding our Past to Prepare for the Future”. The event will take place on Monday, February 29th from 11 am – 1:30 pm in the Black Box Theatre in the Arts and Sciences (WAS) building. Click here for the message received by the president of our NAACP unit.
As stated in the message, the College is seeking 4-6 panel members who have one of three backgrounds – or a combination of both: (1) an individual who was actively involved supporting the Civil Rights Movement and/or in creating policy change during the Civil Rights Movement; (2) an individual who has a wide knowledge of the historical context of events that led up to the Civil Rights movement; or (3) an individual who is actively involved today in policy related matters that specifically impact people of color.
The goal of the panel discussion is to have the NOVA Woodbridge students become knowledgeable of the issues and policies that lead up to the Civil Rights Movement. In addition, we hope that the panel discussion will make students more cognizant of similar issues that are happening in today’s society and give the students ideas on how they can get involved with these issues to create positive change.
The panel will be moderated by a faculty/staff member and there will be a short Q & A session with students and other members in the audience.
In addition to requested President Brower participation, the College requested that he inform them of anyone who would be a great panelist. Please contact president Brower if you or someone you know can be a great panelist.
By Olivia Overman
Since its inception in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has grown in strength and membership throughout the United States and globally. Its principal objective, “to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination,” is worked toward by the numerous… (Click below to read the full Article.)
The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is thrilled to welcome Mr. Benjamin Jealous this Tuesday, Feb. 23! Jealous served as the youngest ever national leader of the NAACP and grew it to be the largest civil rights organization online and on mobile. He is a Rhodes Scholar and named by both Forbes and TIME magazine to their “Top 40 under 40” lists.
Additionally, he opened national programs on criminal justice, health, environmental justice and voting rights and in2013, The Washington Post described him as “one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders.” Click here for a flyer containing full details.
See you Tuesday night and please spread the word!
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Free parking in B Lots Only. Parking marked “A Permit” are reserved for faculty/staff.
Be sure to RSVP at: benjealouspresentation.eventbrite.com
For media inquiries contact: Ramunda Young at ryoung@nvcc.edu
Quoting the Sentencing Project: “More than 60% of the people in prison are now racial and ethnic minorities. For Black males in their thirties, 1 in every 10 is in prison or jail on any given day. These trends have been intensified by the disproportionate impact of the “war on drugs,” in which two-thirds of all persons in prison for drug offenses are people of color.” You can read the full report by clicking the link below.
The following message is provided by the Chairperson of our Political Action Committee:
“On Monday, January 15th, we hosted the Dr. King Day of Advocacy at the Virginia State Capitol with our coalition partners. Due to the overwhelming success of that day, we decided to do a follow-up day on President’s Day which is Monday, February 15th. On this day our members will visit with individual legislators to advocate for legislation of interest. Click here to RSVP!
WHEN
Monday, February 15, 2016 at 9am – 10am
WHERE
Virginia State Capitol – House Room 2
1000 Bank St
Richmond, VA 23219
United States
Googlemap and directions
CONTACT
Jasper Hendricks · info@brownva.org · 703.957.0613″
In this message, the Unit President describes a Democratic Party of Virginia reception to honor the legacy of civil rights activist, Ms. Barbara Johns, on the 20th of February from 7:00-9:00 PM at the Barrel House at 140 Virginia St., Richmond.
“Barbara Johns was a brave 16 year-old high school student who organized and led her classmates in a strike to protest the substandard conditions at the segregated Prince Edward County Moton High School, in Farmville, VA….” The completion of the description along with ticketing and registration details are included in the message at the link above. Also, click here for an informative article describing the efforts of this activist.
As announced in this flyer, you are invited to join Senator Tim Kaine at a Meet & Greet with African American Leaders on Friday, February 12th, 2016 to celebrate Black History Month. The event will be held at 3:00pm at the First AME Church of Manassas in the Community Room 10313 S Grant Ave., Manassas, VA 20110. Please RSVP to Joe Montano at joe_montano@kaine.senate.gov 703-361-3192
Attention Prince William County Students. Both the Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates have Page programs open to qualified students. Full details for the Senate Program can be found in this flyer and for the House of Delegates’ Program in this flyer. You will find full particulars on eligibility, application process, websites and telephone numbers for further information should you be interested. Good luck!
