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One High Point, One Community: Transforming Youth Unity Rally

The High Point NAACP Youth Council (HPYC Unit 59i1) and the High Point NAACP Religious Affairs Committee are excited to announce the upcoming Transforming Youth Unity Rally. This special event is scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the...

CELEBRATING: EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN WHO MAKE ADIFFERENCE “WOMAN OF THE YEAR” CORONATION ~~ MOTHER’S DAY TEA

Join us as we celebrate elegance and inspiration at the “Exceptional Women Who Make A Difference” Mother’s Day Tea presented by the Women in NAACP (WIN) of the High Point Branch. This prestigious event will take place at the Golden Doors Event Center in High Point,...

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...
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One High Point, One Community: Transforming Youth Unity Rally

The High Point NAACP Youth Council (HPYC Unit 59i1) and the High Point NAACP Religious Affairs Committee are excited to announce the upcoming Transforming Youth Unity Rally. This special event is scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the...

CELEBRATING: EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN WHO MAKE ADIFFERENCE “WOMAN OF THE YEAR” CORONATION ~~ MOTHER’S DAY TEA

Join us as we celebrate elegance and inspiration at the “Exceptional Women Who Make A Difference” Mother’s Day Tea presented by the Women in NAACP (WIN) of the High Point Branch. This prestigious event will take place at the Golden Doors Event Center in High Point,...

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...

BALTIMORE – (March 9, 2018) The NAACP issued the following statement in response to attempts by Florida Senator Marco Rubio to dismantle a key component of a model Broward County program designed to help end the “School to Prison Pipeline.”

In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, instead of a collective mission to focus efforts and resources on solving the critical gun violence issues facing our nation, Sen. Rubio has instead proposed changes to the groundbreaking PROMISE program.

The PROMISE program focuses on intervention and prevention to address non-violent disciplinary infractions, providing students mentoring, counseling, and support to encourage positive behavior. In his proposed plan to curb gun violence in schools, Senator Rubio notably backs away from raising the purchase age for assault-style rifles and restricting magazine capacity, but instead has called for the bypassing of a critical component of the PROMISE program – ensuring that no student is prematurely reported to law enforcement before proper corrective measures are attempted.

The component is a key vehicle in overall strategies to end the “school to prison pipeline.” Over the past two decades, the state of Florida has locked up over a 1 million – mainly Black and Brown students over simple and routine discipline issues ranging from talking back to teachers to schoolyard scuffles.

The removal of this component, combined with the possibility of armed teachers in our schools, sets the stage for transforming our schools into prisons.

NAACP leaders in Florida and nationally are speaking out against the attacks on this model program:

“The Broward County PROMISE program has done groundbreaking work to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, reducing the unnecessary use of out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and arrests for minor school disciplinary violations.  It is a model nationwide, and our units will continue to work collaboratively with school administrators and other stakeholders to implement similar programs.  The premise of the program is simple: stop and think before sending students into the overburdened and underfunded juvenile justice system.  It is better for the student, better for law enforcement and the courts, and better for the school community.  Locking up children for minor misbehavior is in no one’s best interest,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO.

“Florida has been a national leader in destructive zero tolerance policies, and Broward County’s historic PROMISE program has provided leadership in undoing the damage zero tolerance created.  We cannot abandon this effort.  Our children are too precious; their futures are too important.  We will continue to support this program as we work with school administrators, law enforcement, the juvenile justice department, the courts, the public defender and community groups to address student needs,” said Adora Obi Nweze, Florida State Conference NAACP President.

“The Broward County community worked for almost a decade to create the PROMISE program, and we have seen it transform our schools.  Before PROMISE, we led the state in student suspensions and school-based arrests.  Now instead of locking children up without considering alternatives, the Broward County PROMISE program treats minor student misbehavior holistically, using individualized considerations to provide resources to address student behavioral issues.  We know that the PROMISE program has positively affected thousands of children, and the results speak for themselves.   The program has reduced disciplinary incidents and school-based arrests, with 90% of the children enrolled in PROMISE completing the program and not committing another disciplinary infraction.  We are proud that we have been able to create a national model for how to address minor student misbehavior, and we will continue to work with Broward County Public Schools to support this crucial program,” said Marsha Ellison, NAACP Fort Lauderdale/Broward County President.

The NAACP fully supports Broward County’s PROMISE program and will continue to advocate for its full protection. Ending the school to prison pipeline in the Black community is at the crux of NAACP’s criminal justice efforts and any reform that seeks to repeal these efforts will be vehemently opposed.