The Chair of our Political Action Committee received an  alert from the Fairfax  County Branch of the NAACP advocating  to make domestic terrorism a federal crime.  Click here to view a complete copy of the alert note.

Please note the following announcement from the Virginia State Conference.

“You are cordially invited to attend the 2017 Statewide NAACP Virginia Gubernatorial Forum which will be held on Thursday, September 7th at Virginia Union University in historic Coburn Chapel from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. 

This first ever event has been jointly formed by Area Four NAACP Leaders, NAACP Political Action, Criminal Justice and Religious Affairs Committee leaders, various statewide NAACP members and many other community-based leaders from all across Virginia.

As a non-partisan organization, we invited the Virginia Gubernatorial candidates of the two leading political parties. Both candidates have confirmed their attendance and their staffs are now preparing final details for involvement in the Forum. The Forum’s format will allow candid dialog about very important issues and particularly about the concerns of African-American families, voters, leaders, organizations and many other citizens in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The event is open to the public. So all are well-informed, please help by passing this info on to others via e-mail and your social media networks.

Due to high levels of interest in the event, all are encouraged to arrive very early to ensure entry. 

We hope you make plans now to attend this historic and very important event.

For more info, contact us at 1-804-410-4567 or NAACPVAGOVForum@gmail.com”

Click here to view the WDVM coverage of the  news conference held by the Prince William NAACP and other  local groups, including an interview with the President of our local chapter and other  executive board members.

The Interim President and CEO of the National Office of the NAACP disseminated a message to all NAACP State/State-Area Conference & Unit Presidents. In the message he stated that on Wednesday, August 23^rd, the NAACP Youth & College Division will participate in the “United We Stand” rally to call attention to the injustice that has plagued NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, since he spoke out against the mistreatment of minorities in this country. You are requested to read the  full message by click ing here.

Prince William County, VA – The Prince William Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (PWNAACP) released the following statement condemning the rally uniting Alt-Right and White Supremacy groups and the statements of the Chairman of the Prince William Board of Supervisors.

The national office of the NAACP provided statements on the recent events in Charlottesville, VA and asked for further distribution by NAACP Units.  Click here to read the transmittal email which contained the following documents as part of the complete statements:

• Talking Points on Charlottesville

• NAACP Official Statement Unite the Right Rally

• Virginia State Conference Statement – Charlottesville, VA

-NOTICE-

Please note that the cookout previously scheduled for August 16, 2017 has been CANCELED. Our thanks to those who expressed an interest.

The interim president of the NAACP  informed all units that it has come to the attention of the National organization that  Charter Media, a pro-charter school organization, has been soliciting NAACP members to issue statements contrary to NAACP policy regarding charter schools.

The attached letter, which should be read in its entirety, alerts and equips members to communicate the NAACP’s policy if we are approached.