The Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority reminds that Martin Luther King Jr. Day and their Chapter’s annual Oratorical Contest are fast approaching. Click here to read a media release about the January 15th event. We encourage you to attend and support our talented Prince William area students. This program is one of the oldest and largest King Day observances in the area.
The chair of our Political Action Committee requests your attention to the following:
Click here to see a copy of a message from State Senator McPike inviting the public to a Pre-Session General Assembly Public Hearing on January 6th. This Legislative Forum will happen this weekend, This is your opportunity to talk directly to all of your Legislators and let them know what bills/issues you would like to see them support when they get to Richmond. They are all expected to be there. Their legislative sessions start on January 10th. If you want to address the state delegation at the January 6th forum, please click this link to sign up. We hope to see you there.
Click here for a printable flyer fully describing the 2018 Lobby Day in Richmond Virginia. If you would like to travel with our 1st Vice President to Richmond on January 16, contact EJ Scott to discuss travel arrangements.
Hundreds of members of our community joined us on December 16th for our first annual Prince William County Black Business Expo held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Woodbridge VA. In partnership with the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc., our unit’s Economic Development Committee brought dozens of vendors from the region to showcase their services and wares.
Visit our facebook page for more information and to explore images of the event.
NextGen is a 12-month leadership development training program for NAACP members between the ages of 21 and 35. The NextGen curriculum focuses on leadership development but also includes training in legislative action, advocacy and program planning consistent with the six NAACP Game Changer areas – Economic Sustainability, Education, Health, Criminal Justice, Civic Engagement and Youth Engagement. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017. Qualified applicants are encouraged to click here to see the announcement message and instructions for submitting an application.
WIN is one of the 21 Standing Committees in our local NAACP unit. WIN’s purpose is to (1) enhance the leadership role of women; (2) to serve as an advocacy vehicle to address the social, economic, political, educational, health and welfare issues affecting women; (3) to advocate for the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual development of children and (4) to support the policies as well as the on-going mission and vision of the NAACP. The WIN Committee has assembled a list of services to assist women in the NAACP and the community. Click here to see the list.
On Sunday, October 22 at 2 PM, the City of Manassas will dedicate a new historic marker to Jennie Dean on the site of the Manassas Industrial School. This marker, generously funded by local resident Bill Olsen, is being placed to honor the vision and hard work of Ms. Dean in establishing the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth in 1893. As part of the dedication, we have secured two guest speakers and light refreshments will be served. At this time, we are inviting you to join us for this special occasion. The City values its partnership with you and hopes you will be able to attend that afternoon. We request that you share this information with members of the local chapter of NAACP as they might find this interesting. Click here for the invitation with all of the particulars.
The October 6th candidate forum held at Hampton Middle School and jointly sponsored by PWNAACP, The League of Women Voters and the Committee of 100 was covered by the Inside NOVA news organization.
The session opened with prayer, the pledge of allegiance and introductory remarks from representatives from the three sponsoring organizations.
The forum was moderated by Dr. Steven Farnsworth, Political Science Professor at the University of Mary Washington.
Click here to view the inside NOVA article describing the event.
Click here to view a resolution developed by Prince William County Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) member, Frank Principi. Note that it is a 4 part resolution; the 1st part asks the BOCS to denounce Alt-Right, Neo-Nazi’s and white supremacists. The other 3 deal with renaming the portion of route 1 that runs through Prince William County, and renaming a firehouse building and a high school currently bearing the name “Stonewall Jackson.”
The resolution will be considered during Supervisor’s Time at the BOCS meeting on October 3rd. Citizen speakers, of course, are allowed 3 minutes during Citizen’s Time. President Bailey will be speaking during that time voicing his support for the resolution and primarily addressing the first part.
President Bailey asks that all who are able to attend to please do so. While the meetings are called to order at 7:30 pm, he suggests earlier arrival as a large number of citizens are expected to attend. Please share this news with your personal/professional networks.
