Membership Newsletter
Civil Rights Sentry for a Century
Vigilant since 1919
|
|
~ San Diego Unified School Board Elections ~
~ Need to Obey the Law ~
|
|
District-Only SDUSD Elections Need to Comply with 2001 CVRA
May 13, 2020 TO: San Diego City Council Rules Committee Council President Georgette Gomez, Rules Committee ChairCouncilmember Barbara Bry, Rules Committee Vice ChairCouncilmember Chris Ward, District 3Councilmember Monica Montgomery, District 4...
Read more
www.sandiegonaacp.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
~ 2nd Chance: Financial Literacy ~
|
|
~ ACT-SO Showcase Goes Online ~
|
|
2020 ACT-SO Showcase - Online Version
ACT-SO Showcase Goes On -- Online, That Is We have received guidance from ACT-SO National as to how we can hold an online competition. It will be very different in some ways from prior years, but it will still celebrate the achievements of our...
Read more
www.sandiegonaacp.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
~ June General Membership Meeting ~
|
|
June General Membership Meeting
|
Thursday, June 4th
sandiegonaacp.org/zoom
This meeting, we will be joined by Dr Ricky Shabazz, President of City College, who will discuss City College with us.
|
|
Ricky Shabazz, Ed.D.
Dr. Ricky Shabazz is an enthusiastic, student-centered leader with over 18 years of executive experience advancing academic achievement, educational equity, diversity, and improving access to higher education. Dr. Shabazz is a team builder with...
Read more
www.sandiegonaacp.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
~ The Branch in The Media ~
|
|
 |
Man Killed By Deputy Was Shot 3 Times, Including in the Back
The man who was shot and killed by a San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy last week was shot three times as he was running away, including one bullet that struck him in the back. The previously unreported details of the case come as community...
Read more
www.nbcsandiego.com
|
|
|
|
|
A man wore a KKK hood at a grocery store after San Diego ...
Photos of a man wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood while shopping Saturday prompted a harsh rebuke from local leaders in San Diego County, and police now say they're looking into the unsettling imagery. The incident took place one day after health...
www.washingtonpost.com
|
|
|
|
NAACP files complaint with police-practices advisory...
The president of the San Diego branch of the NAACP has filed a complaint with a San Diego community review board after an African-American woman was arrested last Friday as she was walking her unleashed dog in Ocean Beach and has asked that the...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
|
San Diego community leaders question lack of citations...
Some are citing a lack of consistency asking why certain people have gotten tickets while protesters have been allowed to do what they want without getting citations SAN DIEGO - Over the weekend, San Diegans took to the streets to express their...
Read more
www.cbs8.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
~ A Considered Word on the OB Arrest ~
|
|
On the Violent Arrest of the Walker of an Unleashed Dog
May 13, 2020 As President of the San Diego Branch of the NAACP, it is my responsibility to be on the lookout for and respond to racism, discrimination, and violations of human and civil rights. Which brings me to the case of a young woman walking ...
Read more
www.sandiegonaacp.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAACP | NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign,...
Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2020) - The NAACP, the nation's foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at...
Read more
www.naacp.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
Member-Owned Businesses
Use your dollars to support small local businesses owned by your fellow NAACP members. We have enough economic power to make the difference to these businesses; use it!
|
|
Food Resources
Need a little help getting healthy food? We have information on local food distributions.
|
|
Education @ Home
Helpful links to information you can use to keep your kids learning while schools are closed.
|
|
Legal Resources
Need a lawyer? We have links to folks who can help, some of them at reduced rates or free.
|
|
Don't panic, be practical. We link to the official sources of information for the City, County, State and the CDC.
|
|
|
Experiencing Discrimination?
|
|
Your branch is here to help. If you have experienced discrimination, the very best way to get started is to fill out a
Discrimination Complaint
. It will get us all the basic facts we need to determine whether we can help you directly or need to refer you to other resources.
|
|
|
|
What's been happening?
Visit our
News page for full information on what your branch has been doing.
|
|
|
|
Peer into the future!
Visit our new
calendar to learn about what the branch is planning. Notices of select community and governmental events are also included.
|
|
|
|
Please note: many of these meetings will be held by teleconference due to COVID-19; See the full
calendar for details.
|
|
Need to renew your membership? Moved? Changed your phone number? Please contact
secretary@sandiegonaacp.org
and we'll get it straightened around!
|
|
If you have a comment, suggestion, or question for your branch, it's easier than ever to get our attention. Just email
info@sandiegonaacp.org
; a human will respond, generally within 24 hours. Or hit us up on Facebook!
|
|
Want to support our work but don't have time to do it in person? Make a donation!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
