Justice Forum

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The Prince William NAACP invites you to the Justice Forum on Thursday, 17October at 6:30pm at Freedom High School.  Meet and get to know the candidates running to be your next Commonwealth’s Attorney and Sheriff for Prince William County.

Dr. Avis Jones DeWeever will be our moderator for the evening. Have questions you want the candidates to answer? Register and submit your question here.

The Justice Forum is a joint forum hosted by the Prince William County chapters of the NAACP, League of Women Voters and the National Pan-Hellenic Council along with the ACLU and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. 

Reception and refreshments at 6:30pm.  Forum starts at 7pm.  Click here to see a flyer for location and more information. Attendees are asked to register here

PWNAACP Newsletter

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Click here to view a Newsletter from the PWNAACP Political Action Committee which provides information on a number of current issues and on events planned for the upcoming months.   One that will be occurring soon is the 1619-2019 Commemoration of First Africa Landing at Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA from August 23 – 25.

Please be advised that any event sponsored by a political party is provided for information and is not an endorsement since the NAACP is a nonpartisan organization.

Virginia State Conference NAACP and Virginia SCLC 2019 African American Community Listening Tour

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Virginia State Conference NAACP President Reverend Kevin L. Chandler and Virginia SCLC President Reverend William Avon Keen announce the kick-off of the NAACP/SCLC African American Community Listening Tour at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 1st at the Virginia State Capitol and a 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Listening Tour Session which will be held at Third Street Bethel AME Church located at 614 N. Third Street in downtown Richmond – for more details see NAACP-SCLCListeningTour.org. The Listening Tour has been formed to hear solutions to significant issues and concerns that plague many African American communities across Virginia. Unlike solutions to African American issues and concerns that are often formed by politicians and corporate types, during the Listening Tour sessions SCLC and NAACP leaders will hear directly from African American leaders and residents in multiple communities across Virginia.

Click here for a document fully describing this effort.

Annual Juneteenth Celebration

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Celebrate Juneteenth with the Prince William County Chapter of the NAACP and the Prince William County Divine 9 organizations.  We will start the day off cleaning the Dumfries Slave Cemetery behind Merchant Park from 0900-1100. Them we will have a BBQ to celebrate Juneteenth. This is a free community event, bring your family and lawn chairs to the celebration.  

Please RSVP on Eventbrite before 06 June 2019 so we can get an accurate count of all planning to attend.  Note: We need volunteers to act as servers for one-hour shifts beginning at noon, so if you are willing to help, fill out the contact form at the bottom of the RSVP announcement and let us know.

Emanuel

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On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walks into a bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina and guns down nine African Americans. Click here to view information on several available options for you to view the movie “EMANUEL” which examines this tragic event. A private screening option is also available; click here for those details. Finally, click here to access a trailer of the movie.