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Black Agenda Healthcare Forum

NAACP High Point Branch Presents: Black Agenda Healthcare Forum When: Thursday, April 04 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Where: Williams Memorial CME Church, 3400 Triangle Lake Rd, High Point, NC 27260 Format: Hybrid In-Person and Online Panel Discussion with Q&A Live Stream...

High Point NAACP Achieves 2023 Branch of the Year

The education, advocacy, and actions of the High Point Branch NAACP,  #5405B,  was recognized at the 80th Annual NAACP State Convention,  held September 28-30, 2023, in Wilmington NC. Our High Point University Collegiate Chapter was present to celebrate with us. The...

High Point City Council Pass Recommendations ~ One High Point Commission on Reparations

The High Point Branch of the NAACP announces, “High Point City Council passes recommendations by the One High Point Commission on Reparations.”  The recommendations are based on quantifiable data submitted by subject matter experts. To review the data presented by the...

NAACP Shirts for Sale

Print this order form You may submit your filled order form with your payment or email it back using the email address on the bottom of the form. Use the link below to pay and upload your order form....

SB 747 (Omnibus Elections Bill) Problematic, Discriminatory, and Suppresses the Vote

Our democracy is based on freedom, fairness, and choice. But here in North Carolina, a power grab is upon us. Extremists who want control over our elections are pushing for legislation that would limit our freedom to vote and diminish our voices. Our election process...

High Point Branch NAACP Advocates Medicaid Unwinding Problematic for the Most Vulnerable

With the national emergency declaration ending May 11, 2023, another national emergency evolves – more than half of those with Medicaid coverage will be terminated (3 million African Americans, 5 million Latinos, 1 million Asian and Pacific Islanders).  The first...

The High Point Branch of the NAACP advocates “Tell Your NC Representatives to Reject SB 747.”

This anti-voter bill would inject needless meddling by extremists who seek to limit access to the ballot box. The so-called N. C. Election Integrity Network is up to “no good.”    Senate Bill 747 Would: Allow anyone to violate privacy and challenge legitimate...

Celebration of Father’s Day

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us as we pay tribute to our community’s most courageousgentlemen. The men of honor in our lives who have made significant contributions to our families, our churches, and our community. During the Father’s Day...

High Point Branch NAACP Advocates Say “NO” to So-Called Election Integrity “The Rise of Jim Crow”

The High Point Branch of the NAACP advocates say “NO” to so- called election integrity ~ “The Rise of Jim Crow.” A moment in time is upon us and “terms of endearment” that define this moment compels us ~~ “ the inalienable right for everyone to vote without threat or...

High Point Branch NAACP Advocates ~ Pass HB 44 ~ Repeal the Literacy Test

The High Point Branch of the NAACP advocates ~~ Repeal the Literacy Test. The literacy test was added to the North Carolina Constitution shortly after so-called white supremacists overthrew Black elected officials and murdered hundreds of Black North Carolinians in...
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Black Agenda Healthcare Forum

NAACP High Point Branch Presents: Black Agenda Healthcare Forum When: Thursday, April 04 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Where: Williams Memorial CME Church, 3400 Triangle Lake Rd, High Point, NC 27260 Format: Hybrid In-Person and Online Panel Discussion with Q&A Live Stream...

High Point NAACP Achieves 2023 Branch of the Year

The education, advocacy, and actions of the High Point Branch NAACP,  #5405B,  was recognized at the 80th Annual NAACP State Convention,  held September 28-30, 2023, in Wilmington NC. Our High Point University Collegiate Chapter was present to celebrate with us. The...

High Point City Council Pass Recommendations ~ One High Point Commission on Reparations

The High Point Branch of the NAACP announces, “High Point City Council passes recommendations by the One High Point Commission on Reparations.”  The recommendations are based on quantifiable data submitted by subject matter experts. To review the data presented by the...

NAACP Shirts for Sale

Print this order form You may submit your filled order form with your payment or email it back using the email address on the bottom of the form. Use the link below to pay and upload your order form....

SB 747 (Omnibus Elections Bill) Problematic, Discriminatory, and Suppresses the Vote

Our democracy is based on freedom, fairness, and choice. But here in North Carolina, a power grab is upon us. Extremists who want control over our elections are pushing for legislation that would limit our freedom to vote and diminish our voices. Our election process...

High Point Branch NAACP Advocates Medicaid Unwinding Problematic for the Most Vulnerable

With the national emergency declaration ending May 11, 2023, another national emergency evolves – more than half of those with Medicaid coverage will be terminated (3 million African Americans, 5 million Latinos, 1 million Asian and Pacific Islanders).  The first...

The High Point Branch of the NAACP advocates “Tell Your NC Representatives to Reject SB 747.”

This anti-voter bill would inject needless meddling by extremists who seek to limit access to the ballot box. The so-called N. C. Election Integrity Network is up to “no good.”    Senate Bill 747 Would: Allow anyone to violate privacy and challenge legitimate...

Celebration of Father’s Day

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us as we pay tribute to our community’s most courageousgentlemen. The men of honor in our lives who have made significant contributions to our families, our churches, and our community. During the Father’s Day...

High Point Branch NAACP Advocates Say “NO” to So-Called Election Integrity “The Rise of Jim Crow”

The High Point Branch of the NAACP advocates say “NO” to so- called election integrity ~ “The Rise of Jim Crow.” A moment in time is upon us and “terms of endearment” that define this moment compels us ~~ “ the inalienable right for everyone to vote without threat or...

High Point Branch NAACP Advocates ~ Pass HB 44 ~ Repeal the Literacy Test

The High Point Branch of the NAACP advocates ~~ Repeal the Literacy Test. The literacy test was added to the North Carolina Constitution shortly after so-called white supremacists overthrew Black elected officials and murdered hundreds of Black North Carolinians in...

 

Written by Tom Roberts, NAACP Ohio State Conference President

There is a vast amount of opportunity in Ohio.  Our auto manufacturing has the chance to lead to an electrified future. According to 1Powering Ohio, embracing new options versus the status quo would result in  $6 billion-plus, potential investments of 9,000 plus middle-income jobs, and 18,000 other jobs.

We are the seventh most populated state in the nation, with ~11.7 million people.  Ohio has a solid industrial sector that significantly contributes to air pollution. The movement of goods by heavy-duty vehicles coming in and out of communities negatively affects their air and health.   Also, 92% of Ohioans drive their cars to work.  Many Ohioans drive to others cities and have an average commute of 22 minutes.  2One of the most prevalent causes of air pollution is vehicle emissions.  The  3American Lung Association State of the Air 2020 Report list several Ohio counties as ranking D and F for Ozone and 2,289,855 people of color at risk for lung disease, followed by 1,278,157 of those in poverty.  As of February 2021, Ohio unemployment in 88 counties ranged from 3.1% low to a high of 8.1%, according to Bureau of Labor Markets, and the 4African American unemployment rate is consistently twice the white unemployment rate.

We can reimagine an automotive and transit system that will pave the way for a just transition and resiliency for overburden and disadvantaged communities.  Such a transition is an opportunity to employ initiatives like the NAACP PowerUp initiative that acts as a conductor for Black to Green pipelines, such as training and job opportunities in the electric vehicle sector and other clean energy jobs.

We can infuse equity that would decrease high unemployment, reduce harmful emissions, particularly greenhouse gases and reduce the economic burdens to affordable access to electric vehicles and so much more.

Equitable transportation systems, access to good jobs, green jobs, and the right to clean air are human and civil rights issues.

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About NAACP

Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons. In media attributions, please refer to us as the NAACP.

NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund, also referred to as the NAACP-LDF, was founded in 1940 as a part of the NAACP, but separated in 1957 to become a completely separate entity. It is recognized as the nation’s first civil and human rights law organization, and shares our commitment to equal rights.